COLUMBUS Ohio The 30-year-old Damon’s Grill said it is revamping its sports-theme image to draw in more women and families. The redesign, which is the company’s first in nearly a decade, will be unveiled in a prototype restaurant set to open in...
DALLAS Chili’s Grill & Bar has launched a ribs promotion to support the debut of the casual-dining chain’s new ad tagline, “Pepper in Some Fun.” Hill Holliday of Boston created the tag to target diners who “want to experience something...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc., owner of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains, sold $1.15 billion in debt to help repay the interim credit facility that was used to fund the company’s acquisition of Rare Hospitality International Inc....
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has purchased a controlling interest in a single-unit, fast-casual concept called Wok Hay Fresh Asian Diner, the casual-dining company revealed Thursday in its latest quarterly securities filing. The $1...
MARYVILLE Tenn. A month after acknowledging it had “underestimated the impact” of higher gas prices and general economic factors on consumer spending, Ruby Tuesday Inc. on Wednesday reported a 48.5-percent plunge in first-quarter profit from a...
LOS ANGELES Third-quarter revenue for California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 13.5 percent from a year ago, aided by a same-store sales increase of 3.5 percent, the company reported Tuesday. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totaled ...
WALNUT CREEK CALIF. —A restaurant company known for brands licensed from the estates of such luminaries as Bing Crosby and Joe DiMaggio is poised to launch new concepts based on rock legend Carlos...
WASHINGTON —Even as representatives from the foodservice industry fanned out across Capitol Hill to lobby their law-makers on such vital issues as immigration reform, food safety and restaurant...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp. is teaming up with Pilot Travel Centers to develop an undisclosed number of restaurants in travel centers across the country, the companies said in a joint release. The first Denny's restaurant in a Pilot...
LEBANON Tenn. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store said it is testing its first TV campaign since the late 1990s in a bid to increase traffic from local residents and supplement the sales from travelers, who learn about the chain through its...
