ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said today that it was ready for the “next phase of development” for its seven-unit Seasons 52 brand, signaling stepped-up expansion for the all-seasonal-ingredients concept. It also named Stephen Judge, a...
Tom Wilscam was 14 when he became a soda jerk, and 25 when he became manager of his first restaurant. It was a small place, not a very busy one, located between Golden and Boulder, Colo. He worked there after graduating from college, making a...
IRVINE CALIF. —El Pollo Loco has launched the first of four new Spanish-language TV spots under the theme “Dark Side” that depict the lengths to which people will go to keep the chain’s flame-grilled...
Restaurant marketers have something new to worry about if they have to deal with a crisis, as Yum! Brands Inc. learned recently from a rat infestation at a franchised KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in New York City.The Internet—a vital tool in giving...
PALMDALE, CALIF. —When the franchisor of the 64-unit RedBrick Pizza concept files for renewal of its Uniform Franchise Offering Circular in California this spring, the UFOC document likely will disclose nine lawsuits—enough, some...
SALEM Ore. Figaro's Italian Pizza, operator or franchisor of 114 delivery and take-and-bake namesake locations, has acquired the 10-unit Sargo's Subs, an Italian-themed submarine sandwich retail system. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in...
Two little words—“in China”—deleted from a franchising law could make a big difference between profits or perils for American restaurant chains that have yet to open in the world’s fastest-growing economy. The recent sigh of...
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...
LAGUNA HILLS Calif. Melt Inc., operator or franchisor of 16 Melt Gelato & Crepe Cafe locations, said Thursday it would restate financial results for the second and third quarters of 2006 to revise its accounting for franchise-fee revenue...
DENVER In his first major move since taking the helm of Quiznos Subs, former Burger King chief executive Greg Brenneman has hired a former Presidential speechwriter and one-time marketing hotshot from Yum! Brands to oversee the sandwich chain's...
