DALLAS Dallas Cowboy lineman Leonard Davis is tackling a new business venture as a franchisee for Smashburger, a Denver-based fast-casual gourmet burger chain. Davis, a right guard who joined the Cowboys two years ago, has signed on with BIGG...
OAK BROOK Ill McDonald’s long-awaited rollout of the Angus Third Pounder places the quick-service giant squarely on the front line of what is rapidly heating up into a premium burger war. — ...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said last week it would open its 10th Seasons 52 restaurant in the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pa., and focus the chain’s growth within premium real estate sites. The opening is expected in the...
ATLANTA Whether they know the difference between Facebook and MySpace or tweets and texts, restaurants large and small are getting more involved with their guests on social networks, according to marketing firm Vitrue and its latest social-media...
MIAMI Burger King is testing a new website that lets Internet users have it their way by allowing them to tone down the king and enhance the food. Slider controls at the top of the web page, which is in beta test by the company’s advertising...
EMERYVILLE Calif. Jamba Inc. said it is selling nine corporate Jamba Juice units to a franchisee in Oregon as part of a refranchising initiative it announced earlier this year. Jamba said late Wednesday that The Cinnamon Bums Inc., operator of...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. —Red Robin Gourmet Burgers returned to national television advertising this month after an eight-month hiatus, hoping to flip the script on several quarters of negative same...
CARPINTERIA Calif. Carl’s Jr. —At a time when the intangible message of value is paramount in the quick-service world, one menu item stands out as the poster child for the ongoing struggle to find the...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. capped off its June-ended fiscal year with increased sales and earnings from continuing operations, mostly helped by an additional operating week and new unit openings at Olive Garden, its largest and strongest...
