ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc., operator of 1,702 casual-dining restaurants, said it recorded a higher fourth quarter profit on a 25-percent surge in total sales that was driven by flagship Olive Garden's strong performance. For the...
HARTFORD Conn. Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s veto of a 35-cent increase in Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage was overridden Monday by just one vote each in the state House and Senate. Lawmakers also later overrode the governor's veto of another bill that...
ORLANDO Fla. Jumping on the reality television bandwagon, Red Lobster will begin featuring the winning entree from a cable network cooking contest at its 680 North American units, starting Monday. White Chocolate Macadamia Crusted Tilapia...
ORLANDO Fla. Restaurant Acquisition Partners Inc. is buying the eight-unit Oregano's Pizza Bistro in a merger valued at $25.5 million, officials from both companies said Thursday. The firm said it would acquire Oregano's, a full-service...
CHICAGO The Chicago Department of Public Health has identified two Adobo Grills here as sources of nine salmonella cases linked to fresh tomatoes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which had declined to publicly identify the restaurants, is...
DOVER Del. Tipped restaurant servers in Delaware may get a raise if a bill approved this week by the state Senate is passed by the House and signed by the governor. The Delaware senators approved SB 280, a measure seeking to raise the wage...
INDIANAPOLIS Activist shareholder Sardar Biglari has assumed the chairmanship of Steak n Shake Co., a 502-unit family restaurant operator that he has long criticized as being mismanaged and undervalued. He assumes the responsibility from interim...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. said it has assigned responsibility for day-to-day operations of its flagship casual-dining brand to David Gordon, a former regional vice president for West Coast operations. Gordon’s...
ATLANTA Moe’s Southwest Grill has launched a “Passport to Adventure” sweepstakes on www.moes.com featuring a game in which visitors build a virtual burrito for a chance to win prizes. Visitors to the site who register for Moe’s passports...
GLENDALE Calif. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar parent DineEquity Inc. has completed the sale and leaseback of 181 locations in a transaction that generated about $296 million in after-tax cash proceeds, excluding about $5 million in...
