LUBBOCK Texas Food Concepts International, parent company of the 39-unit Abuelo’s casual-dining Mexican chain, has announced three executive changes. Greg Baker, formerly director of information technology and information systems, was...
SALT LAKE CITY Sizzling Platter LLC, an 88-location operator of brands including Little Caesars, Sizzler Steakhouse and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, closed late last year on $58 million in financing to fund expansion, including the purchase of a 51...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., parent to the casual-dining namesake chain and the fast-casual Pei Wei Asian Diner concept, said its fourth-quarter profit fell about 20 percent from a year earlier, on an asset impairment charge...
COLUMBUS Ohio Bravo! Cucina Italiana, part of the 63-unit multiconcept Bravo Development Inc., has upgraded its seasonal menu following a research trip to Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. This change is the latest in the 36-unit chain’s move toward...
PALM BEACH Fla. The Palm Beach Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to block "formula restaurants" from opening in the island town. The ban, which was first proposed in 2006, applies to restaurants with three or more units and similar...
COLUMBUS Ohio Citing “excellent cost management” and overall sales growth, Bob Evans Farms Inc. reported a 7-percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter net income on a revenue gain of 7.1 percent to $449.7 million. For the quarter ended...
Asian-inspired chains are tapping appetites that have propelled that continent’s cuisines into the American consumer mainstream, though some prominent brands have shrunk in size recently or curtailed growth plans.Nonetheless, Asian menu offerings...
TAMPA Fla. The Beef ‘O’ Brady’s casual-dining chain said it is planning to open a 4,000-square-foot unit on the campus here of University of South Florida in partnership with Aramark, the school’s foodservice concessionaire. The outlet...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc. has hired Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp. veteran Robert M. Vincent as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Vincent, who spent about 16 years with Uno, will again be working under...
ORLANDO Fla. Despite what the company called a “challenging economic environment,” Darden Restaurants Inc. on Monday reported that its third-quarter, per-share earnings are expected to come in above expectations because of positive same-store...
