DALLAS Brinker International Inc. reported a 4.5-percent systemwide same-store sales drop for the five weeks ended Jan. 31, versus a year earlier. The result reflected a year-over-year same-store sales decrease of 4.9 percent at the company’s...

OAKVILLE Ontario Tim Hortons Inc., parent company to the mostly franchised 3,047-unit namesake chain, posted a more than four-fold increase in fourth-quarter net income from a year earlier when its profit was hurt by impairment charges and...

ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has scheduled a Feb. 12 rollout for Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizza, which contains layers of cheese and on a new light, flaky and buttery hand-tossed crust. The limited-time pizza is priced at $9.99 for a medium...

OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. continued its string of positive sales results, with global same-store sales up 4.9 percent in January, versus the same month last year, driven by gains of 3.6 percent in the United States, 6.8 percent in Europe...

WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has joined the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the American Hospitality & Lodging Association and other trade groups and business in condemning proposed legislation to make it easer for...

OVERLAND PARK Kan. Applebee's International Inc. hired George Williams, a former Blockbuster Inc. and ad agency executive, as chief marketing officer to replace John Cywinski, who resigned in May. Williams will be responsible for all of the...

CHEYENNE Wyo. Taco John's International, franchisor or operator of 430-unit Mexican quick-service restaurants in 26 states, has promoted Barry Sims to president. He succeeds Paul Fisherkeller, who remains as chief executive and chairman. ...

LONDON Church’s Chicken said it is expanding into the United Kingdom in part through the conversion of Dixy Fried Chicken restaurants into franchised units of Texas Chicken, the identity that Church’s uses overseas. Dixy’s franchisees will...