CHARLOTTE N.C. Chanticleer Holdings Inc., which in March agreed to buy 22-unit franchisee Hooters Inc. in Florida for $55.1 million, on Tuesday said it was buying the assets of Dallas-based Texas Wings, a 45-unit Hooters franchisee, for $106...
GLENDALE Calif. Franchisees of the IHOP and Applebee’s chains together will form a purchasing cooperative to improve buying leverage now that the two brands are under parent company DineEquity Inc. “The purchasing power of that combined...
ATLANTA Raving Brands is looking to put its legal woes behind it and preparing for growth while readying the launch of a new concept, said Daryl Dollinger, newly appointed president of the Atlanta-based company. ...
NASHVILLE TENN. Starbucks has been forced to undertake. —It’s a struggle for a restaurant brand to remain relevant to consumers, and an ad agency here suggests operators start thinking...
Ron Magruder jumped right into the restaurant industry after high school and never looked back. He spent the bulk of his career with Darden Restaurants, where he opened Red Lobsters in Tokyo during the early 1980s and was named...
LEXINGTON Ky. Fazoli’s Restaurants has named Damon’s International veteran Carl Howard chief executive officer of the 286-unit Italian fast-casual brand, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Bob Weissmueller. Howard was most...
MILFORD Conn. Doctor’s Associates Inc., parent of the Subway chain, and Universal Delivery Solutions said Tuesday they are again teaming up to provide delivery service in the greater Boston area. The service uses an already established call...
