In these tough times, consumers are slashing their budgets and learning to do without—a strategy that likely will keep many Americans afloat until the economy recovers...
Max & Erma’s, a 106-unit casual-dining chain in the Midwest, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt, part of which is guaranteed by sister company Damon’s Grill, a 50-unit barbeque chain...
DALLAS Denny’s, a 1,500-unit family-dining chain based in Spartanburg. S.C., the focus is on developing dishes that diners can’t prepare at home, said Mark Chmiel, executive vice president and chief marketing and innovation officer, during ...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC said it would again hand out free pieces of its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken next Monday in a promotion dubbed "UNFry Day."More than 5,000 KFC restaurants are expected to participate in the Oct. 26 giveaway, in which customers...
CULVER CITY Calif. The Counter, a 20-unit build-your-own-burger franchise concept, has hired former Panera Bread executive Peter Wright in the newly created position of senior vice president of franchise sales, officials announced Tuesday.Wright...
BOSTON As casual-dining chains heavily promote traffic-driving, low-cost meal deals in the midst of a consumer spending slump, the average prices of dinner entrées, desserts and bar beverages have actually jumped this year, a new study released...
BALTIMORE Papa Bello Enterprises Inc., operator or franchisor to about 20 Papa Bello Pizza restaurants, said Tuesday it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Pastore’s of Rosedale Inc., a Baltimore-based restaurant, deli and bakery company with...
LOS ANGELES —The mobile vending craze is switching into a new gear: franchising. As consumers continue their infatuation with gourmet fare on wheels, some mobile vendors are working to roll...
OAK BROOK Ill. —Video may have killed the radio star, as the song goes, but reality TV killed—or at least seriously maimed—the music video, relegating the art form to only a few hours in the middle...
