CARROLLTON, Texas T.G.I. Friday’s has named Anette Grecchi Gray as corporate executive chef for the 800-unit casual chain. Grecchi Gray was most recently chef de cuisine at Jiko in the Walt Disney Co.’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Lake Buena...
SAI BABA ASHRAM INDIA. Hard Rock Cafe and House of Blues chains, achieved an “eatertainment” trifecta with the creation of a third high-profile brand, would you want to run it? —If Isaac...
WHITE OAK Pa. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Kings Family Restaurants chain is beginning a renovation of all 35 stores, company officials said. In addition to the design upgrade, the company said it is making an expansion push...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc., operator or franchisor of 363 restaurants under three brands, swung to a third-quarter net loss from a year-ago profit as impairment and other charges ate into a revenue uptick of 0.9 percent to $220.9 million...
WASHINGTON After a 10-year decline, the number of restaurant workers killed on the job jumped by 26 percent during 2006, to 135, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Homicides and violent acts remained the leading cause of...
MINNEAPOLIS Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. reported a 21-percent spike in net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, to $4.3 million, or 24 cents per share, from $3.5 million, or 20 cents per share, in the year-ago period. However, that increase...
ROSEVILLE Calif. Paul Martin’s American Bistro, the newest concept by industry pioneer Paul Fleming, has opened in Roseville, Calif. The 250-seat, casual-dining concept, which was created by Paul Fleming Restaurants LLC...
