DALLAS Sun Capital Partners Inc. has emerged as the final bidder for Brinker International Inc.’s 224-unit Romano’s Macaroni Grill brand, TheDeal.com reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. Aspokeswoman for Brinker said...
MINNEAPOLIS Buffalo Wild Wings on Tuesday reported a 17.7-percent jump in net income as positive same-store sales trumped an increase in operating expenses. For the first quarter ended March 30, net income rose to $6.5 million, or 36 cents...
LOUISVILLE Colo. Rock Bottom Restaurants founder Frank Day has again assumed day-to-day responsibilities for the casual-dining company following the simultaneous resignations on Monday of chief executive Ned Lidvall, chief financial officer John...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Buoyed by property sales and a slight uptick in the same-store sales at company units, Denny’s Corp. reported a net income for the first quarter ended March 26 of $5 million, or 5 cents a share, on revenues of $196 million, down...
LOS ANGELES —Catering truck operators here are mulling a possible legal challenge to a new county law making it a misdemeanor to park roving restaurants on the street in the same place for more than...
GLENDALE Calif. Increased expenses related to the acquisition of Applebee’s -- and not the economy -- were blamed for a 24-percent decline in quarterly profit for IHOP Corp., although the macroeconomic climate may hinder the company’s...
COLUMBUS Ohio Max & Erma's Restaurants Inc., parent of the 107-unit namesake casual-dining brand, has agreed to be acquired for about $10.2 million by G&R Acquisition Inc., a holding of Pittsburgh restaurateur Gary Reinert Sr. The boards...
CHICAGO Asian casual-dining chain Stir Crazy plans to get a head start on Mother’s Day promotions by proclaiming Sunday, May 4, as Expectant Mother’s Day. The “holiday” will be celebrated at all 12 Stir Crazy locations in Illinois...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter net income slipped 7.8 percent from a year ago as higher costs offset increased revenue at both its 177-unit namesake chain and its 155-unit Pei Wei Asian Diner fast...
