MIAMI Benihana Inc. has launched an integrated campaign designed to position the teppanyaki chain as a destination for a “special dining experience.” The “Now That’s Special” campaign, created by Cronin and Company LLC of Glastonbury, Conn...
DALLAS An auction under way of about 60 shuttered Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale restaurants is set to close by the end of October, with rents and other expenses on the properties to be paid in the meantime by lenders such as GE Capital Solutions...
LOS ANGELES In what may be a prod to make California the first state to mandate menu labeling, the Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to draft its own requirement that chain restaurants disclose nutrition information on menus and menu boards...
ORLANDO Fla. Planet Hollywood International Inc. said it has completed the initial steps of its tender offer to acquire Buca Inc. in a $9.7 million deal. Asubsidiary of Planet Hollywood, Buca Financing LLC, offered 45 cents for each Buca...
DALLAS Dave & Buster’s Inc., operator of 50 casual-dining and entertainment venues, swung to a profit in its second quarter from a year-ago loss on controlled costs and higher sales boosted by consumer spending surrounding the federal stimulus...
CARROLLTON Texas Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., parent company of T.G.I. Friday’s, has named Joseph Hsu vice president of international marketing. Hsu replaces Claudia Schaefer, who left earlier this year. Hsu previously was vice...
ORLANDO FLA. Darden Restaurants Inc. sharply lowered its full-year financial forecast and warned that results of the newly ended quarter would fall below Wall Street expectations. Many analysts said the warning does not bodes well for other...
