CALABASAS HILLS Calif. Howard Gordon, senior vice president of business development and marketing for The Cheesecake Factory Inc., is leaving the company this year to launch his own firm, the Gordon Group, specializing in brand consulting and...

WASHINGTON Foodservice industry officials are hopeful that Congress' passage this week of the $307 billion farm bill will help ease the soaring food inflation that has battered restaurant businesses. Approved by an apparent veto-proof...

GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. is asking its shareholders to ignore a recommendation by ISS, a New York proxy advisory firm, to vote against an equity incentive plan and deny former Sonic Inc. president Pattye Moore a seat...

WEST PALM BEACH Fla. The bankrupt Roadhouse Grill is closing its remaining 20 company stores after a loan fell through, leaving it unable to bring its leases current. Roadhouse Grill, which filed for bankruptcy for the second time last...

NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc., operator or franchisor of 364 restaurants under three brands, posted a 34-percent jump in its first-quarter profit as a large income tax benefit and reduced operating costs offset the company’s stalled sales. ...

CARLSBAD Calif. Rubio’s Restaurants Inc., operator or franchisor of 106 namesake Baja-inspired restaurants, swung to a loss in the first quarter as increased costs and reduced guest traffic hurt the growing chain. For the quarter ended...

WASHINGTON The federal government on Monday charged three suspects with hacking into computers at Dave & Buster’s units last year and stealing credit and debit card numbers. A27-count indictment, which a federal grand jury returned on...

LAKE MARY Fla. Craig Miller, who was fired about two weeks ago as chairman, chief executive and president of Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc., will be paid as a consultant to the company for six months or until his replacement is hired, the company...

HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc. reported that its first quarter net income fell more than 93 percent, as its interest expense soared and same-store sales remained flat. Net income for the first quarter ended March 31 was $1.5 million, or...