OVERLAND PARK Kan. The top executives of Applebee’s International Inc. will be paid 2006 bonuses based on achieving only 43.6 percent of their performance targets for the year, the casual-dining powerhouse disclosed today in a securities filing...
PLANO Texas Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, the 310-unit casual-dining division of Metromedia Restaurant Group here, will launch a promotion of various fajita items on March 26. The Fajita Nation menu, available through June, will include fajita...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc. said today that it was ready for the “next phase of development” for its seven-unit Seasons 52 brand, signaling stepped-up expansion for the all-seasonal-ingredients concept. It also named Stephen Judge, a...
Unconfirmed indicators about sales in the casual-dining sector portray January results as glum, with same-store volumes falling 1.9 percent, versus year-earlier results for that month, when comparable-restaurant volumes rose 5.5 percent over...
FERNDALE, MICH. —The Asian outpost of BD’s Mongolian Barbeque, the 31-unit casual-dinnerhouse chain based here, has been named the Mongolian Tourism Association’s Restaurant of the Year. The 150-seat restaurant opened May 2005...
PALMDALE, CALIF. —When the franchisor of the 64-unit RedBrick Pizza concept files for renewal of its Uniform Franchise Offering Circular in California this spring, the UFOC document likely will disclose nine lawsuits—enough, some...
NEW YORK Some of the largest public casual-dining companies took hits on Wall Street the week of March 12 as two analysts cast doubt on the sector because of low price-point promotions that could eat into margins and possible belt-tightening...
MINNEAPOLIS Boasting increased sales and a reduced cost structure, Buca Inc., owner and operator of 92 Buca di Beppo restaurants, swung to a fourth-quarter profit of $943,000, or 5 cents per share, versus a net loss of $6.4 million, or 32 cents...
FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. A cafe steeped in Kabbalah, the Jewish mysticism, opened here March 1, with a menu that includes organic items and even an informal psychological counseling session. The 52-seat Café Emunah offers lunch...
