ORLANDO Fla. After pulling the plug on its Smokey Bones Barbecue and Grill chain, Darden Restaurants Inc. has reassigned Smokey president JJ Buettgen to the new post of senior vice president of business development. Darden, whose other...
NEW YORK ; NexCen Brands Inc., franchisor of the Marble Slab Creamery and MaggieMoo's mix-in ice cream chains, has appointed Michael C. Dull president of its franchise management quickservice division. Dull previously held a number of...
I have an excuse for not writing earlier about the Wendy’s commercial where a guy eats a Steakhouse Double Melt in a packed airliner, and I think it’s a good one as far as excuses go: I haven’t flown anywhere for about three years. ...
BURLINGTON VT. —Blodgett Oven Company, based here, has named Gary Mick president. In his new position, Mick will be responsible for all aspects of running the company, including sales, marketing, engineering and operations. ...
For years casual-dining restaurateurs have carefully avoided the $20 price tag for entrées, letting menu items’ costs inch toward—but rarely pass—that unofficial ceiling.But now operators nationwide are pushing prices past the Andrew Jackson mark...
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Monday it has submitted its Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, or UFOC, to those states in the U.S. where it is required, and that pending review, the company would be able to offer franchises...
IRVINE CALIF. —Altametrics’ point-of-sale system and e*Restaurant Enterprises software will be used in new Juice It Up! stores and recommended as a retrofit for existing locations,say executives of...
PLANO TEXAS Metromedia Restaurant Group here is readying a sports-theme brand extension called Bennigan’s Sport. —Following in the footsteps of rival T.G.I. Friday’s Front Row, which has grown to three units since its 1994...
ST. LOUIS —Looking to grow sales and cut costs, 1,945-unit Hardee’s, based here, is offering buy-one-get-one-free deals to consumers in Indianapolis and St. Louis who use the Cellfire Inc. mobile-coupon service for cell phones and...
