OVERLAND PARK Kan. Applebee’s International Inc. said domestic systemwide same-store sales dropped 5.8 percent for the four weeks ended Jan. 28, versus the same period of a year earlier. The company said severe winter weather negatively affected...
COLUMBUS Ohio Damon's Grill has added five health-oriented entrees, all of which contain 600 calories or less and seven grams of saturated fat or less. The new limited-time offerings include Maui Salmon, Balsamic Steak, Chimi Chicken, Aloha...
HEATHROW Fla. Tony Lavely resigned Monday as senior vice president of marketing and business development for Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc., the company said. Lavely left the chain "to pursue other business and personal interests," according...
TAMPA Fla. OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. filed with regulators detailed terms of its pending billion-dollar-plus buyout, which will include debt financing of $2.7 billion and cash or equity contributions totaling about $1 billion. The going...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has franchised five U.S. airport locations to Spanish restaurateur and concessionaire Areas S.A., marking the struggling casual chain’s entry into a new market. The first two airport locations will open in...
GREENWICH Conn. Breeden Partners LP, a hedge fund that holds a 5-percent stake in Applebee’s International Inc., criticized the restaurant company’s compensation practices, alleging that such practices as executives’ liberal use of the corporate...
GENEVA Ill. Health officials are encouraging more than 3,000 customers of a Houlihan’s here to get a precautionary injection against hepatitis A because of a possible exposure to the virus during visits to the restaurant earlier this month. ...
