WILKES-BARRE Pa. The concept development company run by Rainforest Cafe creator Steven Schussler has teamed up with Levy Restaurants of Chicago to open two themed restaurants at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs casino here. The Hot Dog Hall of...
DALLAS Nearly a year after announcing it intended to sell the 200-unit Romano’s Macaroni Grill chain, Brinker International Inc. on Monday said it had agreed to spin off a majority interest in the concept to Mac Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of...
SANTA ANA Calif. Culinary Adventures Inc., the upscale casual-dining operator founded by former Taco Bell chief executive John Martin and chef David Wilhelm, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed three of its nine restaurants...
COPPELL Texas In an unofficial tie-in to the Olympics, CiCi’s Pizza will offer customers a free Pepperoni Flip folded pizza if an American diver scores an overall perfect 10 in the finals of the 10-meter platform competition. The women’s...
TAMPA Fla. In the first public look at Outback Steakhouse's financials since its parent company went private in a billion-dollar-plus buyout last year, it seems the casual-dining chain isn’t faring any differently than its peers. Outback’s...
MINNETONKA Minn. An on-site management company has acquired the 10-unit Timber Lodge Steakhouse casual-dining chain, according to a local news report. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Taher Inc., which operates three restaurants in...
ORLANDO Fla. Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill has opened the doors to a redesigned restaurant here with a new name and decor that move away from the chain's barbecue heritage. Now called Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill, the restaurant has dropped its...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. cut its annual earnings outlook and reduced its sales expectations on Thursday despite a second quarter of improved profit and a 15.6-percent jump in revenues. The operator or...
NEW YORK Investor Nelson Peltz and his affiliated funds have dumped their shares in Starbucks, but snatched up a nearly 5-percent stake in P.F. Chang's, according to documents filed Thursday with federal regulators. In the filings, various...
CYPRESS Calif. Real Mex Restaurants Inc., operator or franchisor of the El Torito, Chevys Fresh Mex and Acapulco Mexican Restaurant y Cantina brands, swung to a second quarter net loss from a year-ago profit on a $34 million asset impairment...
