Dave Black has pizza in his blood. A former Domino’s Pizza president and chief operating officer and then a franchisee, he recently joined a smaller pizza company, Toledo, Ohio-based Marco’s Franchising LLC, which franchises more...
SAN FRANCISCO —Already scrambling to comply with a paid-sick-leave ordinance that took effect this month following a citywide spike in the hourly minimum wage to $9.14 in January, operators here also...
WASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service will air a free webcast on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. EST to explain its new Attributed Tip Income Program to restaurateurs. The hour-long presentation will have a panel of tax experts describe the new...
COLUMBUS Ohio Donatos Pizza has picked Ten United as agency of record for its $7 million ad account. The agency, which has offices here and in Pittsburgh, replaces Martin/Williams of Minneapolis, which had held the Domino’s account since...
BLOOMINGTON Minn. Leeann Chin, the Minneapolis-area chain that introduced Twin Cities residents to Chinese food when founder Chin opened her first restaurant in 1980, will be sold to Mandarin Holdings, Los Angeles-based operator of the Mandarin...
GLENDALE Calif. IHOP Corp. may have to correct some franchise agreements granted after October 2000 because patents on certain of the franchisor’s trademarks have expired, the company disclosed Friday. The chain has also stopped offering...
BOSTON Massachusetts lawmakers are expected to reconsider a measure that would oblige restaurateurs across the state to address customers' food allergies. Abill sponsored by Sen. Cynthia Creem of Newtown would require allergy training for...
PHILADELPHIA Mayor John Street is expected to make this city the second in the nation to regulate the trans-fat content of restaurant fare by signing into law the near-ban passed Thursday by the City Council. The Council-approved bill...
TAMPA, FLA. —OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. disclosed last month details of the pending $3.63 billion buyout of the company, which will include debt financing of nearly $2.7 billion and cash or equity...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO. —Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, based here, recently awarded 89 employees each with $1,000 scholarships to apply to education-related expenses, such as tuition reimbursement, living expenses, books, matriculation...
