SHEPHERDSVILLE Ky. A judge in Bullitt County, Ky., has sanctioned McDonald’s Corp. for withholding evidence in a lawsuit by a former employee who was the victim of a strip-search hoax in 2004 at a company-owned store. McDonald’s did not...

CONCORD Calif. Round Table Pizza has introduced the Primo Supremo, or what company officials describe as the “perfect pepperoni pizza.&rdquo...

LOS ANGELES Johnson Development Corp., the urban-development company led by basketball great Magic Johnson, has named foodservice veteran Eric Holoman president. Among his stated responsibilities is managing the company's relationships...

NEW YORK Restaurant Associates Managed Services, a division of Charlotte, N.C.-based contract feeder Compass Group USA, on Thursday was named the exclusive caterer for the Sports Museum of America, which is expected to open next April in New York...

THOUSAND OAKS Calif. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, based here, is working with concessionaire HMSHost Corp. to open streamlined express units of the fast-casual Mexican chain in travel centers. HMSHost, based in Bethesda, Md., is planning to...

WINSTON-SALEM N.C. The Krispy Kreme turnaround has hit a snag. Following the recent bankruptcies of two franchisees, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported Thursday a significantly wider second-quarter net loss versus a year earlier, on a fall in...

MADISON Ga. Avado Brands Inc., parent company of the 91-unit Don Pablo’s and 22-unit Hops Grill & Brewery casual-dining chains, said Thursday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will seek to sell its assets. This is...