NEW YORK Arrigo and Giuseppe Cipriani, the father-and-son operators of the upscale Cipriani restaurants and catering operation, were sentenced Wednesday in a state court for tax evasion. According to media reports, Giuseppe Cipriani...

LOS ANGELES Rick Howard has been named director of franchise development for Adir Restaurants Corp., the master franchisor for Pollo Campero in six Western states. Founded in Guatemala, Pollo Campero includes more than 200 stores...

PARIS Sodexho Alliance, parent of Gaithersburg, Md.-based contract foodservice company Sodexho USA, said Tuesday that it has inked a deal to acquire Circles, a marketing firm specializing in customer and employee loyalty programs. Terms of...

PLANO Texas Metromedia Restaurant Group said it has named Robert Hoffman president of its family-steakhouse group, which includes more than 300 Bonanza and Ponderosa restaurants. He replaces Gary Schneider, who left to pursue other...

ARLINGTON Texas Texas Wings Inc., a 43-unit Texas franchisee of Hooters of America Inc., said it has won back the liquor license for a store in a Dallas suburb after a more than two-year legal battle. In 2005, an organization called the...

LOS ANGELES Third-quarter revenue for California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 13.5 percent from a year ago, aided by a same-store sales increase of 3.5 percent, the company reported Tuesday. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totaled ...