LOS ANGELES Chipotle Mexican Grill was the only multiple-category winner at the 2007 Eat & Ear Awards for excellence in television and radio advertising held Oct. 1 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel here. —PepsiCo...
LOS ANGELES —Speaking directly to MUFSO 2007’s “Fire Up Your Brand” theme, corporate-branding analyst and consultant James Gregory summed up his advice to chain leaders at the conference by stressing...
LOS ANGELES Chipotle Mexican Grill was the only multiple-category winner at the 2007 Eat & Ear Awards for excellence in television and radio advertising held Oct. 1 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel here. ...
WILBRAHAM Mass. Friendly Ice Cream Corp., parent of the Friendly’s family-restaurant chain, has sold and leased back its headquarters and 160 restaurants in a deal with Realty Income Corp., according to a local news report. The aggregate...
MARYVILLE TENN. Ruby Tuesday Inc. is adding a new tactic: value. In addition, the company revealed it had purchased a controlling interest in a single-unit, fast-casual concept, Wok Hay Fresh Asian Diner, for research purposes and possible...
LOS ANGELES —Speaking directly to MUFSO 2007’s “Fire Up Your Brand” theme, corporate-branding analyst and consultant James Gregory summed up his advice to chain leaders at the conference by stressing that foodservice brands can best be...
Even as more casual-dining chains dress up their restaurants and menus to lure greater numbers of affluent customers, votes are still out as to whether the strategy works. While such chains as Ruby Tuesday, O’Charley’s, The Cheesecake...
If you’re funny, people will like you and remember you.I don’t know whether that applies to human beings, but it does to commercials. Of the top five most-recalled and top five most-liked new TV spots for restaurant chains that broke during the...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc., owner of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains, sold $1.15 billion in debt to help repay the interim credit facility that was used to fund the company’s acquisition of Rare Hospitality International Inc....
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has purchased a controlling interest in a single-unit, fast-casual concept called Wok Hay Fresh Asian Diner, the casual-dining company revealed Thursday in its latest quarterly securities filing. The $1...
