John P. Gainor took over as president and chief executive of the 5,860-unit International Dairy Queen Inc. in Edina, Minn., last July, just as the economy started to head south. Since then, the food-and-treat company has launched...
The business health of distribution is tied directly to the business health of its operator customers. When one grows, the other grows and vice versa. It’s been a growth scenario for a number of years, but recently, it’s been the opposite. As...
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...
