THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc. has named Bo Czyz as director of operations, a new position for the 361-unit pizza chain. Czyz most recently was an area director for Applebee's International Inc. and previously had worked at Pizza Hut."Bo...
LOUISVILLE KY. —If double-digit increases in same-store sales are any indication, 59-unit Tumble-weed Southwest Grill is finding success in its new twist on relationship building: chief executive...
Iam awash in uncertainty. I present a transcript of a talk I had with myself the other day:Question: Is traditional TV advertising nearing its demise?Answer: Don’t know.Question: Will Internet and cell-phone TV replace traditional TV any day now...
TAMPA Fla. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. has hired Terri Snyder as executive vice president and chief marketing officer for its 800 Checkers and Rally’s Hamburgers restaurants. Snyder, who has more than 20 years of marketing experience...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International and the Alpha Restaurant Group have formed a joint venture to open some 30 Papa John's restaurants in the Detroit market within the next six years. The agreement is structured as a joint venture, rather...
DENVER Quiznos is continuing to rebuild its management team with the appointment of former Papa John's franchisee and executive Richard J. Emmett as executive vice president and chief legal officer. On May 1, he succeeds Pat Meyers, who...
NASHVILLE Tenn. Shoney's Inc. has named Wendy's veteran Hannibal Myers as its chief development officer in a management makeover intended to jump-start expansion. Other additions to the family chain's home-office staff include Jim...
At a time when many restaurants are scrambling to develop fresh and innovative ways to snag customers, a number of chains continue to look to their tried-and-true promotions to spark a quick boost in sales and customer traffic.It’s not as if...
Restaurant anniversary promotions can be as simple as offering free dessert or as elaborate as sending a lucky customer on a European vacation.But operators say almost any method for celebrating a birthday milestone can be a potent way to raise...
