PLANO Texas Jeff Moody has been replaced as chief executive of the 800-unit Metromedia Restaurant Group, based here, by Vince Runco, formerly chief operating officer and executive vice president of the division that operates MRG’s Bennigan’s and...
CARROLLTON Texas Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, parent of the T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix chains, said it teamed up with London-based ABN AMRO Capital to acquire the 45 Friday's units in the United Kingdom from Whitbread PLC for $137.8...
MONCTON N.B. Longtime casual-dining veteran Ron Magruder has been named president and chief executive officer of Pizza Delight Corp. Ltd. here, operator or franchisor of the Pizza Delight, Mikes, Scores and Baton Rouge restaurant concepts. All...
TAMPA OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. restated some past financial results on Wednesday, and also filed a preliminary proxy statement in anticipation of a shareholder meeting to vote on the pending $3.2 billion buyout of OSI by an investor group of...
HOUSTON In an ongoing push to reposition itself as a high-end restaurant and entertainment-venue operator, Landry's Restaurants Inc. has alerted the board of Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. that it intends to acquire the upscale steakhouse...
Ago —Nation’s Restaurant News kicked off the 10th year of its celebrated MenuMasters Awards program by selecting renowned chef Bert Cutino as the 2007 inductee into its MenuMasters Hall of Fame. ...
ORLANDO Darden Restaurants Inc. might be shopping soon for a restaurant chain in the 100-unit range, and the company has not ruled out candidates that franchise, according to analyst and press reports on the Red Lobster and Olive Garden parent’s...
MIAMI Benihana Inc., operator or franchisor of 96 restaurants, including the 76-unit namesake teppanyaki chain, posted a year-over-year, same-store sales jump of 9.3 percent at corporate units systemwide, which helped boost the company’s fiscal...
