NASHVILLE Tenn. A marketing company has sued Back Yard Burgers Inc. for allegedly failing to pay $1.1 million in fees for advertising and other services provided to the regional quick-service chain. The suit asserts that the payment should...
ANN ARBOR MICH. —Franchisees seeking growth capital from lenders may see new faces across the negotiation table: their franchisors. As banks, lending institutions and credit companies continue...
If MTV opened a juice concept, it would probably be a lot like Dlush Beverage Joint, says founder Jeff Adler, whose title of CEO doesn’t stand for chief executive, but rather chief empowerment officer. Adler’s goal is to empower...
A5-story-tall taco looms over motorists as they travel a busy freeway in Los Angeles, an example of how a few restaurant chains are growing more innovative with outdoor marketing campaigns to generate buzz for their brands. That taco is...
LAKE FOREST Calif. Del Taco has realigned its marketing staff, promoting its head of field marketing and adding a senior-level position. Brian Moriarty has been promoted to senior director of brand marketing and advertising. Moriarty, who...
With sales of video games reaching near-parity with movie box-office revenues, restaurant chains are steadily increasing their brand presence in games as marketers in all industries boost their spending on gaming tie-ins toward a projected $2...
Despite the quagmire in commercial lending making access to credit difficult, financing remains available for qualified foodservice franchisees, say lawyers, franchising experts and Small Business Administration officials.Even given the...
When asked why BJ’s Restaurants Inc. brought on Jerry Deitchle as president and chief executive in 2005, chain founder Paul Motenko doesn’t hesitate. “We thought our company needed discipline and structure,” Motenko says. “We...
When restaurateur Evan Christou helped form a buyers’ cooperative in 1992 for his upstate New York industry peers, he did so to boost profit. Sixteen years later and with food prices at record levels, he’s touting the buying power of Restaurant...
