LITTLETON Colo. Champps Entertainment Inc., parent of the 61-restaurant casual-dining chain, has agreed to be acquired for $74.8 million by the private-equity consortium that bought 87-unit Fox & Hound Restaurant Group last year for about $150...
ST. LOUIS The opening of 39 bakery-cafes and an uptick in same-store sales contributed to a 28 percent gain in second-quarter revenues for Panera Bread Co., operator or franchisor of more than 1,030 fast-casual restaurants. The company...
PITTSBURGH The Pennsylvania Restaurant Association has joined a coalition of hospitality organizations and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States to fight a proposed 10-percent tax on poured alcoholic beverages in Allegheny County. ...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box said it is entering into a partnership with a specialized media company to feature in-restaurant entertainment in its 2,000 units. Franchisor Jack in the Box Inc. said a handful of restaurants have already...
BUFFALO N.Y. Foodservice contractor Delaware North Cos. said it has been awarded a contract to manage event catering at the Plaza Hotel in New York City when the landmark re-opens on its 100th birthday in October. The operation will be run...
BOSTON Eight Hooters restaurants were ordered to close after federal bankruptcy judge here forced a Massachusetts-based franchisee, R.J. Fritz L.P., into Chapter 7 liquidation, according to media reports quoting court records. ...