TORTONTO Ontario Just a month after its U.S.-based parent reported a quarterly loss exceeding $500 million, Outback Steakhouse Canada -- an arm of the 978-unit, Tampa Fla.-based Outback chain -- said it closed all nine of its Ontario outlets. ...
HOUSTON Brinker International Inc. said it plans to appeal a federal jury verdict Tuesday that awarded a former Chili's server and 54 others $270,000 in a tip-pooling case. Jennifer Roussell, a former employee at a Chili’s in Sugar Land...
LEXINGTON Ky. Fazoli’s ongoing “Italian Revolution” marketing campaign incorporates the accelerated delivery of messages and offers demonstrated in the first phase, as well as coupon redemption rates worth fighting for, management said. ...
While today’s economic storm isn’t expected to pass any time soon, restaurant operators and analysts predict a parting of the clouds for the industry in the not-too-distant future.Observers said three performance-driving gale-force winds together...
NEW YORK Casual-dining chains should close a net of 1,200 locations, or about 7 percent of the segment’s capacity, to restore a supply and demand equilibrium with restaurant consumers, said John Glass, a securities analyst at Morgan Stanley. ...
DALLAS —Restaurateurs need to think globally and healthfully to entice the next generation of potential patrons, according to experts gathered recently at the Research Chefs Association conference...
As the lingering recession puts “affordable luxury” restaurant brands into the “unaffordable” category for many budget-cutting consumers, such operators are being forced to spin the notion of value to reposition their products as indulgences to...
WILBRAHAM Mass. Friendly’s, a family-dining chain of more than 500 restaurants, said it would launch its Menu Madness promotion Monday and give kids a chance to “take over” its ice cream factory. The promotion, which...
Internet social networks – increasingly on the radar of restaurant marketing pros – are seeing skyrocketing traffic worldwide, but nevertheless pose real challenges to advertisers and promotion peddlers, a new report indicates. Visiting...
SHERMAN OAKS Calif. Gearing up for a national franchising push, the Red Mango frozen yogurt chain said Thursday it has named James Franks vice president of franchising. In the newly created position, Franks will oversee a franchise...
