Smoothie King brews up coffee-based drinks
Smoothie King brews up coffee-based drinks
Sep 09, 2008
NEW ORLEANS Smoothie King has added six coffee-based smoothies to its menu and said it would promote the new drinks with a morning giveaway next week. The new line features three coffee smoothies and three Mo'cuccino smoothies, each...
Analysts: Dive in Darden fiscals portends deepening casual dip
Analysts: Dive in Darden fiscals portends deepening casual dip
Sep 08, 2008
ORLANDO FLA. Darden Restaurants Inc. sharply lowered its full-year financial forecast and warned that results of the newly ended quarter would fall below Wall Street expectations. Many analysts said the warning does not bodes well for other...
Conservative Café targets consumers who want to eat and drink the ‘right’ way
Conservative Café targets consumers who want to eat and drink the ‘right’ way
Sep 08, 2008
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DineEquity CFO resigns
Sep 08, 2008
GLENDALE Calif. Thomas Conforti has resigned as chief financial officer for DineEquity Inc., the operator and franchisor of the IHOP and Applebee’s brands said Monday. Corporate controller Greggory Kalvin has been named interim chief...
Shoney's co-founder Danner dies at 83
Sep 02, 2008
NASHVILLE Tenn. Raymond L. Danner Sr., who was known for helping build the Shoney's family-dining chain, died here on Saturday, according to local media reports. He was 83. Once a family-dining icon, Shoney's is a nickname for the late...
Food marketers spend less than previously thought to target kids, but it’s still too much for many critics
Sep 01, 2008
One of the most memorable scenes in Jean Shepherd’s “A Christmas Story” occurs when Ralph Parker uses his Little Orphan Annie Secret Decoder Ring to unscramble Annie’s message to her loyal fans.Ralph anxiously prints each letter until the message...
Restaurateurs give cell phone couponing a call
Aug 28, 2008
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Old Chicago inks deals for 72 units
Aug 27, 2008
LOUISVILLE Colo. The Old Chicago subsidiary of Rock Bottom Restaurant Inc. said it has awarded area development rights for more than 72 units nationwide to six companies, including two IHOP franchisees. Old Chicago Franchising Corp. said...
Darden warns of more pressure on casual dining
Aug 26, 2008
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. has steeply lowered its fiscal-year forecast and projected first quarter results below Wall Street expectations, citing a “more challenging than anticipated economic and consumer environment.” Many...
Chains focus on delivering messages as well as food
Chains focus on delivering messages as well as food
Aug 25, 2008
Restaurants seeking to find different ways to target consumers inevitably turn to new media, but a few chains have hit the road to reach consumers with an old standby: delivery service. Offering delivery isn’t exactly a revolutionary...
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