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PORTLAND Ore. Old Spaghetti Factory restaurants are rolling back prices this month in honor of the casual-dining chain’s 40th anniversary. On Tuesday, Old Spaghetti Factory’s 37 locations nationwide are offering a complete meal for dine-in...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc., parent to the troubled O’Charley’s, Ninety Nine Restaurants and Stoney River Legendary Steaks casual-dining chains, said Tuesday it has named industry veteran Philip J. Hickey Jr. to its board of directors. ...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP Corp. on Monday launched an all-you-can-eat pancake offer dubbed the 2009 Hungry Consumer Relief Plan that is designed to have “minimum economic impact” on customers, according to the family-dining chain. The promotion will...
CARROLLTON Texas T.G.I. Friday’s Monday introduced a new macaroni and cheese dish to menus at more than 600 of its U.S. units after conducting a nationwide search for the ultimate comfort food. The entree was inspired by Rick Massa, 58, a...
RICHMOND Va. In the battered casual-dining segment, the Olive Garden alone saw a year-to-year increase in customer wait times in 2008, according to a Wachovia Capital Markets study of 15 casual-dining brands. The wait time at the Darden...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group of Knoxville, Tenn., have teamed up to offer dinner and a movie to convenience-minded consumers. The new $50 “movie and a meal” promotion includes a $25 gift card to be used at any of...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc., parent of the troubled O’Charley’s, Ninety Nine Restaurants and Stoney River Legendary Steaks casual-dining brands, said Tuesday that Gregory Burns, its chairman and chief executive, would retire next year...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. co-founders Paul Motenko and Jerry Hennessy will step down from the company’s board of directors on Dec. 30 to focus on new as-yet-undisclosed ventures, officials announced Monday. ...
SAN FRANCISCO Foodservice veteran Brad Blum was named chief executive of the 220-unit Romano’s Macaroni Grill chain after Golden Gate Capital on Friday completed its $88 million purchase of a majority interest in the concept from Brinker...
BOSTON Playing to last-minute shoppers and convenience seekers, Uno Chicago Grill is selling virtual gift cards that are purchased online, distributed through e-mail and redeemable at its website or in restaurants. Boston...
