SCHAUMBURG ILL. —At a recent formal dinner in this Chicago suburb, 99 men and women sat at a huge u-shaped table to enjoy an evening of fine food and wine and each other’s company. The seven-course menu included lobster wrapped...
KANSAS CITY Mo. A federal judge here has conditionally certified as a class action an Applebee’s International Inc. employee’s lawsuit that alleges the chain required tipped workers to spend more than 20 percent of their time on nontipped work...
ATLANTA LongHorn Steakhouse and Capital Grille parent Rare Hospitality International Inc. has completed the previously announced sale of its Bugaboo Creek Steak House concept to Charlie Brown's Acquisition Corp., a steakhouse group owned by the...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. posted a net loss of $55.1 million for the quarter ended May 27 because of a $245 million pre-tax charge for the discontinuation of its Smokey Bones business and the closing of nine Bahama Breezes. ...
COLUMBUS Ohio The Max & Erma's casual-dining chain is introducing several international items to its traditional American menu for the summer months. The new items and what Max & Erma’s describes as their country of origin include Calamari...
WEEHAWKEN N.J. The owners of New York City’s renowned Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand hotels have extended their reach across the Hudson River in hopes of finding a fine-dining market in Weehawken, N.J. Situated on the waterfront adjacent to a...
MIAMI Benihana Inc., operator or franchisor of 59 namesake teppanyaki restaurants and 20 other Japanese eateries, posted flat net income for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 1, as strong sales were offset by higher labor, occupancy...
ST. PETERSBURG FLA. —Once called “God’s Waiting Room,” this water-front metropolis on the west side of Tampa Bay in recent years has shed its reputation as a place for the newly wed or newly dead and...
TAMPA FLA. OSI Restaurant Partners Inc., the struggling parent of the Outback Steakhouse chain will have what it has wanted since last year: time to regroup away from the scrutiny of Wall Street. —Now that shareholders have...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP Corp. declined to comment on news reports that the 1,300-unit family restaurant chain had bid more than $2 billion for Applebee's International Inc., parent of the industry's largest casual-dining brand. Applebee's also would...
