LOS ANGELES Joining the host of other restaurant chains that have reported terrible October sales trends, California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales for last month fell 7.3 percent. The casual-dining operator said...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. said late Tuesday it would ease economic pressures on domestic franchisees by reducing the price of cheese typically charged by the franchisor and exploring ways of providing financial assistance...
Growing numbers of restaurants are dishing up ample helpings of all-you-can-eat promotions to lure consumers whose appetites might be suppressed by the historic gloom and doom emanating from Wall Street and the nation’s housing and jobs markets...
With the bleak economy threatening to dampen holiday shopping and rob restaurants of lucrative customer traffic, operators are waving the value flag over their gift card and loyalty programs in bids to get Grinch-like guests to eat out.Retail...
I’d like to amend the cliché that “everybody talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it” with the following: “Panera Bread Co. is trying its best, though.” It would be fun to write that the chain has installed...
WASHINGTON —Nation’s Restaurant News honored the year’s most creative television and radio commercials with its Restaurant Advertising Awards, presented during the 2008 Multi-Unit Foodservice...
NASHVILLE Tenn. A marketing company has sued Back Yard Burgers Inc. for allegedly failing to pay $1.1 million in fees for advertising and other services provided to the regional quick-service chain. The suit asserts that the payment should...
ANN ARBOR MICH. —Franchisees seeking growth capital from lenders may see new faces across the negotiation table: their franchisors. As banks, lending institutions and credit companies continue...
If MTV opened a juice concept, it would probably be a lot like Dlush Beverage Joint, says founder Jeff Adler, whose title of CEO doesn’t stand for chief executive, but rather chief empowerment officer. Adler’s goal is to empower...
A5-story-tall taco looms over motorists as they travel a busy freeway in Los Angeles, an example of how a few restaurant chains are growing more innovative with outdoor marketing campaigns to generate buzz for their brands. That taco is...
