LEAWOOD Kan. Houlihan's Restaurants Inc. received more than $68 million from two outside sources to fund expansion and remodeling of the 92-unit chain, the company said late last month. Minneapolis-based private-equity firm Goldner Hawn...

MINNEAPOLIS The Cleveland Cavaliers' advancement in the pro-basketball playoffs will raise comparable sales for the Buffalo Wild Wings chain by a full percentage point, financial analyst Eric Wold told investors this week. Wold, the...

ROGERS Ark. Famous Dave's of America Inc. said it has sold its restaurant here to a newly formed franchise that also secured rights to open four more stores in Arkansas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The restaurant here was acquired...

GAITHERSBURG Md. Sodexho USA has partnered with celebrity chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger to feature selections from their renowned Border Grill restaurant at corporate dining accounts operated by the on-site contractor. As part...

WHEELING Ill. Le Francais, perhaps the most famous French restaurant in the Chicago area for more than three decades, has closed. Current owner Michael Moran could not be reached for comment, but it was widely known that business had slowed...

CANTON Mass. Dunkin' Donuts has hired a former product and packaging developer for the domestic beverage operations of PepsiCo as its new brand marketing officer. Frances Allen is responsible for development and execution of the doughnut...

COPPELL Texas CiCi's Pizza, the 600-unit pizza buffet chain, has promoted two executives to new positions. Kyle Smith, formerly director of operations, was promoted to vice president of operations. Steve Hawter, previously director of...

HONG KONG Burger King plans to open as many as 250 restaurants in Asia during the next five years, John Chidsey, chief executive of franchisor Burger King Holdings Inc., said Thursday in an interview on Hong Kong television. The Miami...

Restaurant chains continued Wednesday to report weak sales results for last month, with Panera Bread Co. posting just a 1.2-percent systemwide same-store sales gain for the five weeks ended May 29, and Brinker International disclosing a 2.8...