DENVER Ken Keymer has been hired to succeed Debra Koenig as chief executive officer of Vicorp Restaurants Inc., parent here of the Village Inn and Bakers Square family restaurant chains, according to The Denver Business Journal. Keymer...

DALLAS Pizza Patrón, the Texas-based pizza chain targeted at Latino consumers, said it is continuing indefinitely its program of accepting Mexican pesos as well as U.S. dollars at all 60 of its locations. The “Pizza por Pesos” program...

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. —A program that makes chaplains available to employees in need of counseling is boosting morale and retention, according to officials at The Loop Pizza Grill, operator or franchisor of 30 restaurants based here. ...

ST. LOUIS Mo. The 1,945-unit Hardee’s quick-service chain is trying cell-phone-delivered coupons in Indianapolis and St. Louis in a bid to boost traffic without the usual promotional costs. Consumers can access digital buy-one-get-one-free...

LOS ANGELES A prep cook for Wolfgang Puck Catering who worked several high-power Hollywood events last month may have infected some partygoers with hepatitis A, health officials here said. The Los Angeles County Department of Health sent...

OAK BROOK Ill. The premium burger wars are escalating as McDonald’s expands its Angus beef burger test March 5 to 600 southern California restaurants. Simultaneously, San Diego-based Jack in the Box has started testing a 100-percent sirloin...