LOUISVILLE Ky. The board of directors of Papa John's International has approved a request from founder and longtime chairman John Schnatter to change his status to "non-employee" and founder chairman. It was unclear how his duties as chairman...
TULSA Okla. Beautiful Brands International, franchisor of the Camille's Sidewalk Cafe concept, plans to open two new brands here in June and July. David Rutkauskas, president and chief executive of BBI, said his company's retro, beach...
NORTHBOROUGH Mass. Bertucci's Corp., owner of the Bertucci's Italian Restaurant and Vinny T's of Boston concepts, has promoted Francis Christman to chief operating officer and Maria Feicht to senior vice president of marketing. Christman...
TAMPA Fla. For the second time in two weeks, Outback Steakhouse parent OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. has postponed a special shareholder meeting to solicit more votes on the proposed $3.2 billion buyout of the company, leaving the casual restaurant...
PALATINE Ill. A Cook County Criminal Court jury has found Juan Luna guilty of murdering seven employees in a shooting spree at a Brown's Chicken & Pasta restaurant in 1993, and will now consider whether he should be put to death. His alleged...
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Monday it has submitted its Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, or UFOC, to those states in the U.S. where it is required, and that pending review, the company would be able to offer franchises...
