MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. reported on Thursday that it expects a net loss in its second quarter ended Dec. 4 as slumping sales and remodeling costs took a toll on the casual-dining company. Preliminary results indicate that the...
While the tightened credit markets slowed deal making in many industries during the later half of 2007, the restaurant sector continued to close deals both large and small largely unabated. The final months of the year—which saw the...
FOODSERVICE OPERATORS LOOKING BACK AT 2007 MIGHT BE CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT it deserves to be called “The Year of the Heartburn.”Across the foodservice landscape, operators from all segments, including quick service, fast casual, fine dining...
While many restaurateurs work hard to establish their brands in Manhattan, Howard Felixbrod, founder and chief executive of Blue Moon Mexican Cafe, says he would prefer to stay out of the aggressive borough.“There’s no point in spending four times...
Brad Ritter worked as a TV reporter in Florida and Ohio for 11 years before entering the world of corporate public relations and eventually opening his own firm in 1999 in Columbus and then a second office in Los Angeles. His...
DENVER Maui Wowi Hawaiian, the Denver-based franchisor of more than 500 juice bar shops, recently announced that it would expand overseas after signing its first international master franchise agreement with a Singapore-based franchisee. ...
MANASQUAN N.J. Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems said it has named Domino’s Pizza veteran Hoyt Jones president of the 335-unit sandwich chain. The role of president had been held by founder Peter Cancro, who retains his post as chief...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP said Wednesday that it has awarded creative ad duties to MDC Partners’ VitroRobertson of San Diego. The agency replaces Interpublic Group’s McCann Erickson of Los Angeles, which created the family-dining chain’s current...
