Olson: Metropolitan’s chef team creates culinary synergy

Jan 08, 2007

Metropolitan, a restaurant in Salt Lake City, recently garnered yet another four-diamond rating from the American Automobile Association. The AAA accolade is no small feat considering that Metropolitan is operating without an executive chef. About...

DATA SHOW FEWER FOODSERVICE WORKER INJURIES THAN OTHER SERVICE FIELDS

Jan 08, 2007

WASHINGTON National Restaurant Association. —Injury rates for the restaurant industry continue to remain below other sectors in the service industry, according to an analysis by the The NRA reviewed recently released 2005 data...

Michael J. Pivoney reaches new heights at John Hancock Center

Jan 08, 2007

Talk about starting at the very bottom: Michael J. Pivoney’s first job in a restaurant was sweeping the floor at a local hot dog shop. Of course, he was only a sixth-grader at the time and not the least bit interested in attaining a...

OSI profits drop 41.4% for 3rd-Q

Jan 08, 2007

TAMPA Fla. OSI Restaurant Partners Inc., parent company to Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill and seven additional concepts, recorded a 41.4-percent plunge in profit for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, as charges for impaired assets...

Peter Piper bought by Latino-focused firm

Jan 08, 2007

SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Peter Piper Inc., operator and franchisor of the namesake pizza chain headquartered here, has been acquired by ACON Investments, a Washington, D.C.-based private-equity firm that invests primarily in businesses serving the U.S...

Applebee's posts domestic same-store sales decline of 1.1% for 4th-Q

Jan 08, 2007

OVERLAND PARK Kan. Applebee’s International Inc. reported higher-than-expected same-store sales results for December and the fourth quarter, prompting the company to say that its fourth-quarter, per-share earnings would be “at or slightly above”...

Brenneman, former BK chief, to lead Quiznos

Jan 08, 2007

DENVER Quiznos has appointed former Burger King chief executive Greg Brenneman as its president and chief executive, simultaneous with his private-equity firm’s purchase of an undisclosed stake in the sandwich-shop franchisor. Brenneman...

BK taps Lotte-Revamp group for Japan debut

Jan 08, 2007

MIAMI Burger King Corp. has awarded exclusive development rights for that country to Burger King Japan Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Tokyo-based Lotte Co. Ltd. and Revamp Corp., also based in Japan. ...