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Max & Erma’s, a 106-unit casual-dining chain in the Midwest, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt, part of which is guaranteed by sister company Damon’s Grill, a 50-unit barbeque chain...
NEW YORK Third-quarter earnings season got off to a rocky start this week with cautious commentary on October sales trends from heavyweight McDonald’s Corp., a quarter that many deemed disappointing from P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., and double...
SEATTLE Sinking the hopes of anyone who wanted to believe that billboards recently pulled from Elliott Bay may have been remnants of a decades-old submarine advertising scheme by eccentric restaurateur Ivar Haglund, Ivar’s Inc. officials this week...
SAN FRANCISCO The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., was the only San Francisco-area restaurant to earn the coveted three stars in the 2010 edition of the Michelin Guide for that region, released Tuesday. Thomas Keller’s high-end venue has...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. reported double-digit declines in both revenue and profit for its fiscal 2010 first quarter, mainly because of one-time items and a reduced number of restaurants from the sale of the Romano’s Macaroni Grill chain...
MIAMI Benihana Inc. on Monday named industry consultant Christopher Ames chief operating officer. Ames, who has served as a consultant since July to the parent of three Japanese restaurant chains, replaces Juan Garcia in the role. Garcia will...
DALLAS —Industry executives gathered here to share best practices during the 50th Annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference made it clear they are relying on innovation to fuel their own...
LOS ANGELES —The mobile vending craze is switching into a new gear: franchising. As consumers continue their infatuation with gourmet fare on wheels, some mobile vendors are working to roll...
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Casual-dining companies this week continued to highlight cost-saving initiatives that drove profits even as sales remained soft, leading observers to believe a much-hoped-for sales recovery is not in the cards this year. California Pizza Kitchen...