CHICAGO Big Bowl, the eight-unit casual Asian chain owned by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, said it is switching to "eco-friendly" server uniforms made in part from bamboo. The uniforms cost four times more than conventional clothing...

LOS ANGELES Famed chef and television star Gordon Ramsay is reportedly teaming up with celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham to open his second Los Angeles restaurant. The Beckhams are expected to move to California when David Beckham joins...

INDIANAPOLIS Steak n Shake Co. has switched to trans-fat-free frying oil in all 478 of its namesake casual-dining restaurants nationwide. The company said it plans to continue to find ways to utilize products made without trans fats over the next...

CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. said late Tuesday it had agreed to sell its 96-unit La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill chain to Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, the 292-unit competitor led by David Kim and M Plus Capital. Under the deal, CKE's...

NATIONAL REPORT The first companies to report May same-store sales results did not have positive news to share Wednesday, as Outback Steakhouse parent OSI Restaurant Partners posted declines at four of its casual-dining concepts, the Applebee's...

NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc. said it has hired development veteran Mike Ellis as its new chief development officer. Ellis comes from BP Products North America where he served as vice president of asset management. At BP he was...

LOS ANGELES uWink Inc., the entertainment-restaurant startup, said it strengthened its management team with the promotion of John Kaufman to chief restaurant and development officer and the appointment of John Blake as director of restaurant...

ATLANTA The 1,878-unit Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits chain has completed the introduction of trans-fat-free biscuits and reduced-trans-fat French fries in its domestic restaurants. Franchisor AFC Enterprises Inc. said the chain is also...