When first lady Michelle Obama flipped a few spades of sod this spring to start a vegetable garden on the White House lawn, Alice Waters saw a dream come true. Waters, founder of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., and arguably the mother of the...
LOS ANGELES California Pizza Kitchen Inc. upped its second-quarter earnings forecast as continued cost-cutting strategies overcame its falling revenue and same-store sales. The company's stock price rose 4.5 percent Thursday after the announcement...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. introduced a children's menu Thursday at its 190 restaurants.The four items on the kids' menu include:Kid's chicken, served with honey or sweet and sour dipping sauce?Kid's lo mein including egg...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. posted another quarter of financial results that topped both corporate and Wall Street expectations, as both cost cutting and improved consumer traffic paid dividends for the struggling casual-dining company. For...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. has appointed company veteran Kelli Valade as chief operating officer of its Chili's Grill & Bar and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina divisions. Valade will oversee operations for more than 1,400 Chili's and...
DALLAS Romano's Macaroni Grill has debuted an "Italian Mediterranean" menu of lighter dishes at its 32 restaurants in California with plans to roll out many of the new items to its other locations in August. The new dishes were introduced at...
MINNEAPOLIS Famous Dave’s of America Inc., operator or franchisor of 176 barbecue restaurants, said last week it has paid down debt to reduce interest expense and closed on lease terminations for two locations in Atlanta. The moves resulted in a...
MAITLAND Fla. Sonny’s Franchise Co., parent of the 129-unit Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q chain, has named Engauge its new agency of record and said that the two will first collaborate on a promotion to run in or around September.Engauge, with offices...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. —Red Robin Gourmet Burgers returned to national television advertising this month after an eight-month hiatus, hoping to flip the script on several quarters of negative same...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. is ramping up renovation plans for its Red Lobster chain, with as many as 50 units slated to be remodeled in the year ahead.The “brand refresh” is designed “to further broaden appeal, increase same-restaurant...
