Cell phones and personal digital assistants, or PDAs, are in use everywhere, and foodservice operators should benefit from this growing interest among consumers and workers in having access to information or services anyplace and at any time...
SAN DIEGO Officials of the 19-unit Pat & Oscar’s fast-casual chain said it would likely be spun off within a year by Australian-based private-equity owner Pacific Equity Partners, which also owns the Sizzler brand. San Diego-based Pat &...
With overall ad spending this year by national restaurant chains basically flat, quick-service operators are diversifying their spending on more narrowly targeted buys by devoting a larger percentage of their budgets to spot TV than do casual...
CHEYENNE WYO. Taco John’s, the 435-unit quick-service chain based here, is launching a new advertising campaign aimed at a different audience: future employees. —Though best known for...
Brazilian-inspired steakhouses and all-you-can-eat Argentine-style churrascarias continue to grow in number and variety, drawing herds of patrons to menus of skewer-cooked meats accompanied by arrays of salads, side dishes and desserts. ...
WALNUT CREEK CALIF. —A restaurant company known for brands licensed from the estates of such luminaries as Bing Crosby and Joe DiMaggio is poised to launch new concepts based on rock legend Carlos...
ATLANTA Chick-fil-A Inc., is recognized as the $2.3-billion restaurant company’s IT architect and more, but he had to slay a project dragon early in his career to achieve that distinction. –Jonathan B. “Jon” Bridges, vice...
