Jan 08, 2007

SAN CLEMENTE Calif. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., operator or franchisor here of 24 high-volume casual restaurants, said it has retained a financial advisor to seek an infusion of equity capital for accelerated expansion. The 10-year-old concern...

Jerry Berns, longtime host of prestigious ‘21’ Club, dies at 99

Jan 08, 2007

NEW YORK —The many friends and admirers of Jerry Berns all remember the genial co-owner and host of the renowned “21” Club in here as being a consummate restaurateur. “The most...

McD's posts strong results for May

Jan 08, 2007

OAK BROOK Ill. Strong breakfast business and a tie-in with this year's Shrek movie helped to raise McDonald's domestic same-store sales for May by 7.4 percent, bucking the industry trend, chain-parent McDonald's Corp. indicated Friday. The...

Extreme makeover: Landmark restaurants aim for new looks without losing identities

Jan 08, 2007

LAS VEGAS Spago is credited with helping to launch a culinary revolution here when a branch of the Los Angeles original opened in 1992, and with annual revenue currently estimated at nearly $15 million, the branch remains a lucrative member of the...

All in the family: Cathy scions further Chick-fil-A’s push past $2B milestone

Jan 08, 2007

SAN MARCOS, CALIF. Chick-fil-A chain entered its fourth decade of business and hailed the debut of its second restaurant here, a launch that also represented continuity for the brand’s founders, the Cathy family. ...

FORMER HP CHIEF CARLY FIORINA TO HEADLINE WFF CONFERENCE

Jan 08, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS —Carly Fiorina, the deposed chairwoman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard will be a keynote speaker at the Women’s Foodservice Forum’s 2007 annual Leadership Development Conference to be held April 15-18 in Orlando...

Red, Hot & Blue chain bought by Fla. group

Jan 08, 2007

ARLINGTON, VA. —Red, Hot & Blue Restaurants Inc., operator or franchisor here of 33 sit-down barbecue restaurants, has been acquired by Dancing Pigs LLC, a Windermere, Fla.-based investment group...

Moreton exits Potbelly posts as president, CFO

Jan 08, 2007

CHICAGO Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chief executive who joined the 140-unit Potbelly Sandwich Works as president and chief financial officer in April 2005, has left the company. —Bill Moreton, the onetime His...