Close to 80 percent of surveyed restaurant operators encourage employees to participate in community service activities, and half report better morale and retention when workers volunteer in the community, according to the 2006 Survey of Unit...
LONG BEACH CALIF Sbarro Inc. chief information officer Richard Guariglia said the “most important change was to corporate culture.” —Explaining the impact of collecting and analyzing...
ANN ARBOR MICH. —Everyone knows that Borders bookstores sell a lot of books, but few book buyers would be expected to know that the stores’ cafes sold $112 million in coffee and treats last year, or...
ORLANDO FLA. —Red Lobster has begun airing TV spots that focus on fresh fish, a noticeable departure from ads it had aired for many years that promoted price discounts for fried seafood. ...
NEW YORK —As The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York, an employee-advocacy group likened by some to a union, works to grow its influence nationwide, critics are warning restaurateurs they...
WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission has issued subpoenas to five restaurant companies requiring them to disclose their marketing activities and expenditures targeting children and adolescents. Burger King Holdings Inc., CEC...
HOUSTON After a months-long delay in filing financial results because of an internal investigation into stock option granting practices, Landry’s Restaurants Inc. filed on Friday its annual report for fiscal 2006 and posted a net loss of $21.8...
TAMPA Fla. Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc. reported a $1.2 million net loss for the second quarter ended July 1, versus a $9,000 loss in the same period last year, on a 12.1-percent decline in revenues to $11.5 million. The operator of 24...
