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...
NASHVILLE Tenn. Shoney's Inc. has named Wendy's veteran Hannibal Myers as its chief development officer in a management makeover intended to jump-start expansion. Other additions to the family chain's home-office staff include Jim...
At a time when many restaurants are scrambling to develop fresh and innovative ways to snag customers, a number of chains continue to look to their tried-and-true promotions to spark a quick boost in sales and customer traffic.It’s not as if...
Restaurant anniversary promotions can be as simple as offering free dessert or as elaborate as sending a lucky customer on a European vacation.But operators say almost any method for celebrating a birthday milestone can be a potent way to raise...
IRVINE CALIF. —El Pollo Loco has launched the first of four new Spanish-language TV spots under the theme “Dark Side” that depict the lengths to which people will go to keep the chain’s flame-grilled...
NEW YORK A Burger King franchisee here has sued a landlord for failing to keep rats from entering the operator’s unit in a landmark building on Fifth Avenue, a local newspaper reported today. The restaurant was featured in a segment of the...
NEWPORT BEACH Calif. Victor Tiffany, former Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa vice president of food and beverage, has been named senior vice president of concept development for Tarsadia Hotels, based here. Once a 15-year veteran of the Myriad...
I refuse to go out on a limb and declare that Rachael Ray will have scant effect as the new ad spokeswoman for Dunkin’ Donuts, but I do hereby announce that I will be honestly surprised if she helps the chain sell more coffee and doughnuts. ...
