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...
DALLAS As more casual-dining chains turn to deals to fix sagging sales, Chili’s Grill & Bar has launched a two-pronged marketing attack with a new “10 under $7” value message and a TV ad campaign that skewers its competition as bland and boring. ...
Linda Duke doesn’t work in a kitchen, but her cookbook still has grabbed the attention of the foodservice industry. That’s because Duke, chief executive of Duke Marketing in San Rafael, Calif., has collected hundreds of “recipes” and case studies...
Yes! Keith Can is the latest marketing initiative of Ben E. Keith Foods, or BEK, the ninth-largest U.S. broadline distributor. The new slogan comes under the aegis of the distributor’s overall marketing strategy, called “What Can We Do for Our...
It sounds improbable: connecting with guests and providing meaningful customer service with only a 140-character message. But officials of several tech-savvy regional chains, when talking about the service opportunities that are inherent to...
Forced by the economy to re-think their businesses, a growing number of restaurateurs are taking the radical step of ditching their menu prices and allowing customers to pay what they want. From Potager in Arlington, Texas, and Java...
DALLAS The Red Mango frozen yogurt chain’s recently hired head of franchising outlined Wednesday an aggressive growth plan that includes the opening of 550 locations over the next five years, with the Dallas area and New York city as prime initial...
CENTENNIAL Colo. Given vast changes in the restaurant industry’s operating environment during the past year, operators now more than ever need to market to their existing customers and ensure a quality guest experience, according to Restaurant...
The country is facing a national economic crisis, but the way it’s affecting different geographic regions—and the restaurants in those regions—varies widely, according to new research from The NPD Group.In a recently released report called ...
