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COLUMBUS Ohio Donatos Pizza, in what it describes as the largest franchise partnership in its 44-year history, has signed a 60-unit deal with Piedmont Pizzeria LLC. The pizzerias would be developed in North and South Carolina over the next five...

CHICAGO Officials of Chicago and surrounding Cook County have proposed raising sales taxes on restaurant meals as a way of closing expected budget deficits. The proposals include a suggestion from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley that the city double...

CHICAGO Levy Restaurants has agreed to develop and operate the food and menus for 10 theme restaurants of Schussler Creative Inc., creator and former owner of the Rainforest Cafe and T-Rex concepts, the parties disclosed. Schussler and...

LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s is dropping its franchise fee for a limited time in certain markets, the company’s website said. According to the website, the deal applies to California, Connecticut and New Jersey, along with the designated...

RICHMOND HEIGHTS Mo. Panera Bread Co. credited margin improvement and a corporate same-store sales increase of 1.5 percent for the four weeks ended Sept. 25 for a third-quarter earnings projection above Wall Street’s target. The 1,115-unit...

TUNICA Miss. Casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is teaming up with celebrity cooking star Paula Deen to open a 560-seat buffet as part of its $45 million renovation of the 1,168-room Grand Casino Resort Tunica. Through its...