DALLAS The 15-unit El Fenix restaurant chain, founded here by the Martinez family almost 90 years ago, has been sold to a newly formed company called Firebird Restaurant Group LLC. Terms of the sale, which was completed May 30, were not...
WASHINGTON Restaurant industry officials praised President Bush for signing a law Tuesday that aims to shield operators and other merchants from lawsuits stemming from the printing of expiration dates on credit card receipts. The...
PLANO Texas Metromedia Restaurant Group, parent to the Bennigan's, Ponderosa and Bonanza brands, has denied a report that it was ready to file for bankruptcy and said Wednesday that it was working with its lenders to restructure its debt. ...
SAN JOSE Calif. Lawmakers in Santa Clara County voted unanimously Tuesday to require some chain restaurants in the section of Silicon Valley to post calorie counts on their menus and menu boards as of Sept. 1. Local media noted that the...
SANTA BARBARA Calif. Russ Bendel, who stepped down as president and chief operating officer of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. last week, has been named president and chief executive of The Habit Burger Grill, officials said Tuesday. ...
CULVER CITY Calif. Industry veteran Kerry Kramp has been named president and chief executive of the more than 300-unit steak and salad bar concept Sizzler USA, beginning this week. Kramp replaces Ken Cole, who stepped down in February to...
HOMESTEAD Pa. Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, operator of the 80-unit family-dining chain that bears its name, has appointed Jeff Broadhurst to succeed his father as chief executive. Jim Broadhurst, who has led the family-owned company for...
CHICAGO Charlie Trotter’s restaurant here, has won the 2008 Gold Plate Award, given annually by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association to honor excellence and achievement in the industry. ...
