LEBANON Tenn. CBRL Group Inc. said Thursday it accepted for repurchase more than 5.4 million shares of its common stock at $46 per share, or about $250 million, under the company's modified Dutch auction tender offer that expired Jan. 11. The...

PLANO Texas Jeff Moody has been replaced as chief executive of the 800-unit Metromedia Restaurant Group, based here, by Vince Runco, formerly chief operating officer and executive vice president of the division that operates MRG’s Bennigan’s and...

CANTON Mass. The opening today of a Dunkin’ Donuts outlet in Taipei City, Taiwan, marks the first step in the chain’s overall plan to expand into mainland China. Owned by Dunkin' Brands Inc., the 7,123-unit coffee-and-baked-goods chain ...

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CARROLLTON Texas Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, parent of the T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix chains, said it teamed up with London-based ABN AMRO Capital to acquire the 45 Friday's units in the United Kingdom from Whitbread PLC for $137.8...

LAS VEGAS A franchisee of the 38-unit Buffalo’s Southwest Café chain has purchased franchisor Buffalo’s Franchise Concepts Inc. with plans of expanding its Buffalo’s Express fast-casual brand. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the...