LOS ANGELES Joining the host of other restaurant chains that have reported terrible October sales trends, California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales for last month fell 7.3 percent. The casual-dining operator said...
LENEXA Kan. Applebee's Services Inc. has hired Angela Hornsby as vice president of human resources. Hornsby was formerly vice president of operations for the west division of T.G.I. Friday’s. At Applebee’s, she will report...
SAN FRANCISCO Noted San Francisco chef-operator Arnold Eric Wong has joined Bluewater Restaurant Group, the company that operates the four-unit E&O Trading Co. chain, as a partner, signaling a possible expansion push. Wong is overseeing...
WASHINGTON A large shareholder in DineEquity Inc., the parent to Applebee’s and IHOP, filed forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday to take a more active role in the restaurant company. Shares of...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said it will install wood-fired grills in all 680 units of its Red Lobster chain starting next week as the next phase of a plan to revitalize the brand. The rollout will be accompanied by the training of...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. said Wednesday its full-year profit expectation is “no longer a realistic goal” as sales for the upscale steakhouse and seafood operator move further and further into negative territory with the close of...
In the three-plus years since casual-dining guest traffic started to decline, operators have tightened their belts and cut costs to shore up their bottom lines. But with no economic relief in sight, and attempted quick fixes for eroding bottom...
NEW CITY N.Y. A Rockland County, N.Y., legislator has proposed a bill that would make the county the latest jurisdiction to require local units of chains with at least 15 stores nationwide to disclose calorie counts on menus and menu boards. ...
WOODLAND HILLS Calif. The parent of the Daily Grill casual-dining chain said it has hired a financial adviser to explore a sale, merger or other strategic alternatives. Grill Concepts Inc. also indicated that the company’s top executives have...
HEATHROW Fla. The parent of the Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain said it has cut its support-center staff, agreed to sell and lease back the center, and accepted the resignations of several high-level executives, including the president of its...
