LOS ANGELES uWink Inc. said Friday it has completed its tender offer for odd-lot shares of its over-the-counter bulletin board stock and will file to deregister with the Securities and Exchange Commission around Jan. 30. The company...

PORT WASHINGTON N.Y. The number of total restaurant locations in 2008 contracted from the year earlier by 0.1 percent, driven by closures of independent restaurants and units within smaller chains, according to new data from The NPD Group, a...

HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc. said Thursday it would amend its bank credit facility and offer secured notes to help refinance $400 million in senior debt. The $210 million amended facility will include a $50 million revolving credit...

GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., facing the daunting pressures within the casual-dining segment, said Wednesday it would streamline expenses by cutting expansion plans, freezing corporate bonuses and giving franchisees a...

LOS ANGELES California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Wednesday it expected to record a fourth-quarter net loss, versus a year-earlier profit, on negative same-store sales and impairment charges on 10 of its restaurants. The operator or...

MIAMI Benihana Inc. cited slowed consumer spending for negative same-store sales across all three of its Japanese brands. For the third quarter ended Jan. 4, Benihana also reported that total restaurant sales slipped 3.7 percent, to $66.8...

BOSTON Uno Chicago Grill on Tuesday said they would speed up the national rollout of new gluten-free pizzas after strong consumer demand during market tests of the products. Uno officials said the gluten-free option has received a...

HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc. said Monday it terminated the going-private bid by its founder and chief executive, and instead will refinance about $400 million in debt. The company, which saw its shares fall 33.9...