JUPITER Fla. R.J. Gator’s Florida Sea Grill and Bar’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last month stemmed from heightened competition in the South Florida dining market, a handful of underperforming stores and high...
SAN ANTONIO Phil Costner has left his position as T.G.I. Friday's vice president of food and beverage to become vice president of purchasing at H-E-B, a 320-unit supermarket chain based in San Antonio that operates in Texas and Mexico. ...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. A menu-price hike of at least 2 percent failed to snap a decline in same-store sales for P.F. Chang's China Bistro during the quarter ended July 1, with the casual chain posting a 1.3 percent year-over-year slide in comps for the...
LITTLETON Colo. Champps Entertainment Inc., parent of the 61-restaurant casual-dining chain, has agreed to be acquired for $74.8 million by the private-equity consortium that bought 87-unit Fox & Hound Restaurant Group last year for about $150...
BOSTON Eight Hooters restaurants were ordered to close after federal bankruptcy judge here forced a Massachusetts-based franchisee, R.J. Fritz L.P., into Chapter 7 liquidation, according to media reports quoting court records. ...
COLUMBUS Ohio Casual-dining chain Max & Erma’s has introduced a new menu design and a supporting tagline, “A Better Place to Eat,” to emphasize menu quality and freshness. The menu is circular and contains new food photography and...
