MIAMI Completing its first full year as a public company, Burger King Holdings Inc. cited early morning and late night sales, as well as large year-earlier charges from its initial public offering, as drivers behind its latest quarter’s reversal...

TAMPA Fla. The operator of an independent restaurant in Chatham, Mass., wants Outback Steakhouse parent OSI Restaurants Partners to pay for the use of the name “Blue Coral,” but so far Anthony Gullotti’s attempts to negotiate a settlement over...

FULLERTON Calif. Great Circle Family Foods LLC., a 12-unit Krispy Kreme Doughnuts franchisee that at one point was the system’s largest operator, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday. The company, which had a storied and...

TORONTO Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced yesterday that it would revamp all of its menus by the fall to incorporate locally grown, sustainable or organic ingredients "wherever possible." The 43-property luxury chain cited the example of...

INDIANAPOLIS Pressed for strategic changes by two investor groups, Steak n Shake Co. said today that it would "critically" review costs and intensify its focus on field operations. The 490-unit casual-dining operator also said it would evaluate ...

HARRISON N.Y. Apple-Metro Inc., a 28-unit franchisee of Applebee's International, has hired a former high-ranking official of the franchisor to help in acquiring company-operated locations. All 508 corporate Applebee's stores would be sold...