PLANO Texas Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, the 310-unit division of Metromedia Restaurant Group here, has launched two online marketing initiatives in the ramp-up to St. Patrick’s Day, one of the chain’s busiest days. Bennigan’s...
CINCINNATI Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. reported Tuesday that higher food costs and soft sales, particularly within its Golden Corral buffets, lowered the company’s net earnings for the second quarter ended Dec. 11 by 22.8 percent, to $2.2 million...
LOS ANGELES —January is typically a month filled with meal deals and discount promotions, but pricing experts are predicting that operators in all segments will be focused on value at least through...
If you can’t remember who Bad Andy was, you’re probably the type of person who can’t recall The Mad Dr. Cravin.Perhaps you remember the Noid. If not, you can easily find the Noid—seemingly a cult classic—on numerous websites.All three are...
SEATTLE Promising to “reignite the emotional attachment” with customers, Starbucks Corp. chairman Howard Schultz stepped back into day-to-day operations of the coffee giant on Monday, signaling a back-to-basics shift for the chain. In a...
MINNEAPOLIS Carlson, the parent company of the T.G.I. Friday’s and Pick Up Stix restaurant brands, said Tuesday that Hubert Joly would become president and chief executive on March 1. He succeeds Marilyn Carlson Nelson, who will remain Carlson’s...
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions. Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with my personal expectations for 2008, which include the ubiquitous promises to lose weight and save more money. Instead, let’s talk about consumers’ New Year’s resolutions on...
MIAMI —Burger King is set to launch a print campaign focusing on its diversity initiatives to encourage more minorities and women to become employees, franchisees and suppliers. The “Real...
TIPTON, Ind. Three Dairy Queen restaurants owned by franchisee J.D. Restaurants Inc. have launched a mobile-marketing campaign that could be a model for the rest of the quick-service chain, according to a media report. Under the pilot DQ...
