DALLAS —Industry executives gathered here to share best practices during the 50th Annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference made it clear they are relying on innovation to fuel their own...
LOS ANGELES —The mobile vending craze is switching into a new gear: franchising. As consumers continue their infatuation with gourmet fare on wheels, some mobile vendors are working to roll...
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Casual-dining companies this week continued to highlight cost-saving initiatives that drove profits even as sales remained soft, leading observers to believe a much-hoped-for sales recovery is not in the cards this year. California Pizza Kitchen...
Since the economy turned sour, nationally renowned chef John Howie has opened two new Seattle-area restaurants—a branch of his hit seafood eatery Seastar in the up-and-coming South Lake Union neighborhood, as well as a new concept...
SANTA MONICA Calif. La Grande Orange represents a convergence of legendary industry pedigree. —A few blocks from the ocean on Santa Monica’s hippie-meets-hipster Main Street, a new fast-casual...
SHARON Pa. Quaker Steak & Lube is asking: Won’t somebody, please, think of the parents?While countless kids-eat-free deals proliferate throughout the restaurant industry, the Sharon-based casual-dining chain is “trying to fight the sea of sameness...
LOS ANGELES Howitzers are likely unappreciated at Henry’s Hat, one of Los Angeles’ newest gastro-pubs. But feel free to sink another guest’s battleship. Ditto for toppling a dinner partner’s pile of blocks, swooping up the whole table’s hearts...
CARLSBAD Calif. Rubio's Restaurants Inc. said Tuesday it has promoted Marc Simon to the newly created position of chief operating officer.Simon, who joined Rubio’s in November 2007 as senior vice president of operations, will oversee operations...
