Frisch's profit falls in 3Q
Apr 13, 2010
CINCINNATI Frisch's Restaurants Inc. reported a dive in third-quarter profit as severe winter weather hurt sales at its Big Boy family-dining chain. For the quarter ended March 9, Frisch's posted net income of $2.0 million, or 39 cents a share...
Restaurant chains step up social media strategies
Apr 13, 2010
Reflecting how serious the restaurant industry has become about the power of sites like Facebook and Twitter, McDonald's and Starbucks both made announcements about plans to ramp up their social media presences. McDonald’s, said Tuesday it has...
Jamba celebrates 20 years with deals
Apr 12, 2010
EMERYVILLE Calif. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Jamba Juice has launched a new buy-one-get-one-free offer as well as value-priced “Feel Good Specials” and a new smoothie. Through April 25, customers can print out the...
Raving Brands wins appeal in fraud suit
Apr 09, 2010
ATLANTA A federal appeals court this week upheld an earlier ruling in favor of Raving Brands Inc., which had been sued three years ago by franchisees of its former brand, Mama Fu's Asian House. The franchisees had accused Raving...
Analysts see start of restaurant recovery
Analysts see start of restaurant recovery
Apr 09, 2010
NEW YORK After more than two years of slow sales and anemic guest traffic for restaurant operators, Wall Street analysts say a recovery in consumer spending may finally be here. “We officially declare that ‘the restaurant consumer recovery’ began...
Boston Market hires new ad agency
Apr 07, 2010
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Local-store marketing leads to future success
Local-store marketing leads to future success
Apr 05, 2010
In case you hadn’t noticed, we are now closer to the year 2076 than we are to the end of World War II. And we’re nearer to Sept. 11, 2019, than we are to Sept. 11, 2001. Yes, the world turns, time flies and change happens. Witness for instance how...
Casual dining may be poised for a turnaround
Casual dining may be poised for a turnaround
Mar 30, 2010
NEW YORK Despite choppy results for the casual-dining segment in February overall, positive sales trends were reported for the latter two weeks of the month and analysts are upgrading future outlooks for key brands. Major restaurant companies like...
Perkins & Marie Callender’s cuts loss in '09
Mar 30, 2010
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Brinker outlines changes, future at Chili’s
Mar 29, 2010
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. said last week it will focus on improvements for its Chili’s Grill & Bar chain, including a $100 million kitchen re-engineering program, set to increase speed of service and food quality, as well as improve...
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