HOUSTON Landry's Restaurants Inc., the restaurant, gaming and entertainment-venue operator, reported deeper third quarter losses as a result of declining same-store sales and expenses related to the summer’s hurricanes. For the quarter...
NEW YORK Olive Garden and Burger King chains, is preparing to open a casual, Mediterranean-style concept in Brooklyn, N.Y., early next year. —Recognizing customers’ growing demand for healthful, innovative food served...
LENEXA Kan. Applebee’s said it has named Rebeca Johnson senior vice president of marketing to lead efforts to re-energize the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar brand. Previously, she served as chief marketing officer for Blockbuster Inc...
LOS ANGELES Joining the host of other restaurant chains that have reported terrible October sales trends, California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales for last month fell 7.3 percent. The casual-dining operator said...
LENEXA Kan. Applebee's Services Inc. has hired Angela Hornsby as vice president of human resources. Hornsby was formerly vice president of operations for the west division of T.G.I. Friday’s. At Applebee’s, she will report...
SAN FRANCISCO Noted San Francisco chef-operator Arnold Eric Wong has joined Bluewater Restaurant Group, the company that operates the four-unit E&O Trading Co. chain, as a partner, signaling a possible expansion push. Wong is overseeing...
WASHINGTON A large shareholder in DineEquity Inc., the parent to Applebee’s and IHOP, filed forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday to take a more active role in the restaurant company. Shares of...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said it will install wood-fired grills in all 680 units of its Red Lobster chain starting next week as the next phase of a plan to revitalize the brand. The rollout will be accompanied by the training of...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. said Wednesday its full-year profit expectation is “no longer a realistic goal” as sales for the upscale steakhouse and seafood operator move further and further into negative territory with the close of...
In the three-plus years since casual-dining guest traffic started to decline, operators have tightened their belts and cut costs to shore up their bottom lines. But with no economic relief in sight, and attempted quick fixes for eroding bottom...
