JOLIET Ill. A Denny’s franchisee here is building what is described as the first unit in the family restaurant chain to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, a distinction for what many describe as a “green...
NORCROSS Ga. A franchisee of the 138-unit Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed four of its Atlanta-area stores. Norcross-based Greater Atlanta Bar-B-Q LLC made its bankruptcy filing last Thursday in...
COLUMBUS Ohio G&R Acquisitions Inc. said it has purchased Damon's Grill, the second Columbus, Ohio-based casual-dining brand acquired by the Pittsburgh company in a matter of months. Terms of the purchase from Alliance Development Holdings, a...
WASHINGTON As expected, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., has introduced a federal bill that would require units of restaurant chains with 20 or more stores nationwide to post calorie counts and offer additional nutrition data at the point of sale. ...
CLEVELAND Officials at Darden Restaurants said the company would “vigorously defend” itself against a racial discrimination lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court here on behalf of black employees at a Bahama Breeze restaurant in Beachwood, Ohio...
TAMPA Fla. Less than a month after filing for Chapter 11 reorganization and closing eight of its 23 branches, Shells Seafood Restaurants has asked the bankruptcy judge to convert the action to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Shells said in its...
CORTE MADERA Calif. Il Fornaio (America) Corp. will open a second location of its high-end Canaletto Ristorante Veneto in November, at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, Calif., officials announced Wednesday. Known for its 21 Il Fornaio...
FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. Contract feeder Delaware North Cos. has partnered with uWink Inc. in a test of the digital entertainment company's self-service touch screen terminals in a Chili's restaurant in the airport here. Delaware North said it...
COLUMBUS Ohio Stewart Owens, a former chairman and chief executive of family-restaurant operator Bob Evans Farms, died Sept. 18 after a battle with gastric esophageal cancer, according to press reports. He was 53. Owens was brought into the...
NATIONAL REPORT With fall rolling in, restaurants are shifting their promotional spotlight to all things pumpkin. The first flush of products range from pumpkin cream cheese on a pumpkin bagel at Einstein Bros. and sister concepts Noah’s and...
