ITHACA N.Y. A comparison study of restaurant technologies found that consumers felt tableside displays of virtual menus with nutritional information to be the most valuable, followed by pagers for table management and hand-held point-of-sale...
Jeffery Adler, founder of the seven-unit Dlush Beverage Joint chain in San Diego, recently turned on his cell phone and found a couple of his employees following him on Twitter, the microblogging site that allows users to share updates...
DALLAS Paciugo Gelato Caffè, a 40-unit family-owned chain, has named Steve Berkman to the newly created position of president of franchising. Prior to joining Paciugo, Berkman spent more than nineyears with Palm Beach Tan...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. would neither confirm nor deny on Tuesday the reported national introduction this summer of its long-tested Angus Third Pounder, a product rollout that sources say could spark some franchisee tension. First...
AUSTIN Texas —Entrepreneurs in this laid-back Texas capital are hitching their dreams not just to stars but to gourmet-food trailers. While trailers offering gourmet foods are found in...
Robert Zarco, founding partner of the law firm Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito P.A. in Miami, is a familiar name in franchise law, particularly as an advocate for franchisees. He has represented a number of plaintiffs in the United States and...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. said it has appointed Steve Provost to the new post of senior vice president of marketing and brand strategy for its 45-unit Maggiano's Little Italy concept. Provost most recently was chief marketing...
DALLAS Red Mango, the 45-unit frozen yogurt chain, has unveiled a program in which it will buy back a store for up to $275,000 if a franchisee is dissatisfied within six months of opening. The chain’s “Red’s Real Deal” program, effective...
CINCINNATTI Frisch’s Restaurants Inc., the operator of Frisch’s Big Boys and franchised Golden Corral restaurants, said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings jumped 65.1 percent from a year ago on stronger sales from the Golden Corral buffet chain...
