TAYLORS S.C. —Fatz Cafe has two rules it lives by, and the rules are posted on the chain’s website for all to see: “1) Regulars get treated special, and 2) Everyone’s a regular!” Company...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. has decided to edit a TV spot promoting the flat-bun Patty Melt Burger at its Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurants following complaints that the sexy teacher depicted in the commercial was demeaning to...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Cold Stone Creamery has named Dan Beem president, succeeding Jim Flaum, who left recently to work on his family-owned Teakwoods Tavern & Grill. Beem most recently was Cold Stone’s vice president of profitability, and he has...
MINNEAPOLIS Famous Dave’s of America Inc., the operator or franchisor of 153 namesake barbeque restaurants, completed this month the repurchase of 1 million of its outstanding shares, funded through working capital and cash flow, the company said...
GOLDEN Colo. Good Times Restaurants Inc., parent of the 54-unit Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard chain, said July and August same-store sales each increased 13.8 percent from the same months of last year, driven by the success of its new...
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Firehouse Subs, the 289-unit sandwich chain founded by two former firefighters, said it has deleted all artificial trans fats from its menu. Don Fox, chief operating officer of the chain, said the move was the “responsible...
