DALLAS Brinker International Inc. and a Mexican multiconcept restaurant company have created a new corporation to develop Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy brands in Mexico. Brinker and CMR SAB de SV, formerly known as...
COLUMBUS Ohio Bob Evans Farms Inc. on Tuesday named Tim Pulido president of its 118-unit Mimi’s Cafe casual-dining chain, effective Dec. 3. Pulido, the CEO of the California-based Shakey's pizza chain since 2006, previously was president of...
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. Kona Grill upscale-casual chain is poised to add its fourth new branch and second on the East Coast this year, followed by six more in 2008. —Earmarking nearly $11 million...
Hampered by still-slumping guest traffic, casual-dining restaurants sustained another decline in same-store sales in September, which we estimate was an average dip of 1.1 percent—the fifth-worst monthly slippage of 2007.The dismal results for the...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP has added three barbecue platters and seven other items in a menu overhaul intended to provide more variety at all three mealtimes, franchisor IHOP Corp. said Monday. But the breakfast specialist isn’t neglecting its...
DALLAS The Mansion on Turtle Creek restaurant here has reopened after several months of renovation to provide a more contemporary atmosphere and a more casual setting. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts of Dallas, which owns and operates the...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. said its third-quarter profit rose 36.4 percent from a year ago thanks to a 27-percent surge in revenue from higher check averages and stronger customer traffic that the company said was...
LOS ANGELES Operators of the uWink techno-entertainment dining concept have raised $10.4 million in equity financing to fund new restaurant development and other capital needs. Company officials hoped to raise up to $15 million in the...
HOUSTON Landry’s Restaurants Inc. said Thursday it was able to significantly reduce its third-quarter net loss to $4.3 million, from a $30 million loss in the year-ago quarter, despite increased expenses related to raised interest rates that...
