Marketing

MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc., the operator or franchisor of 926 namesake casual-dining restaurants, said fiscal 2007 third-quarter earnings dropped 5 percent from the same period of a year earlier on a lease-related charge from a bankrupt...

CINCINNATI Ohio Frisch's Restaurants Inc., owner of the 117-unit Frisch's Big Boy chain and franchisee to 34 Golden Corral grill buffet restaurants, said winter weather in its fiscal third quarter ended March 6 reduced sales and earnings from the...

THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc. has named Bo Czyz as director of operations, a new position for the 361-unit pizza chain. Czyz most recently was an area director for Applebee's International Inc. and previously had worked at Pizza Hut."Bo...

Iam awash in uncertainty. I present a transcript of a talk I had with myself the other day:Question: Is traditional TV advertising nearing its demise?Answer: Don’t know.Question: Will Internet and cell-phone TV replace traditional TV any day now...

TAMPA Fla. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. has hired Terri Snyder as executive vice president and chief marketing officer for its 800 Checkers and Rally’s Hamburgers restaurants. Snyder, who has more than 20 years of marketing experience...

LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International and the Alpha Restaurant Group have formed a joint venture to open some 30 Papa John's restaurants in the Detroit market within the next six years. The agreement is structured as a joint venture, rather...

DENVER Quiznos is continuing to rebuild its management team with the appointment of former Papa John's franchisee and executive Richard J. Emmett as executive vice president and chief legal officer. On May 1, he succeeds Pat Meyers, who...