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OVERLAND PARK Kan. Five of the 14 directors at Applebee’s International Inc. plan to cast votes representing a 5 percent collective stake in the company against the pending $2.1 billion buyout proposal from pancake specialist IHOP Corp. because of...
OKLAHOMA CITY Sonic Corp., the operator or franchisor of 3,300 namesake drive-ins, said this month that strong same-store sales in the August-ended fourth quarter have made the company confident that it would hit the higher end of its fourth...
SHEPHERDSVILLE Ky. A judge in Bullitt County, Ky., has sanctioned McDonald’s Corp. for withholding evidence in a lawsuit by a former employee who was the victim of a strip-search hoax in 2004 at a company-owned store. McDonald’s did not...
LOS ANGELES Johnson Development Corp., the urban-development company led by basketball great Magic Johnson, has named foodservice veteran Eric Holoman president. Among his stated responsibilities is managing the company's relationships...
NEW YORK Restaurant Associates Managed Services, a division of Charlotte, N.C.-based contract feeder Compass Group USA, on Thursday was named the exclusive caterer for the Sports Museum of America, which is expected to open next April in New York...
THOUSAND OAKS Calif. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, based here, is working with concessionaire HMSHost Corp. to open streamlined express units of the fast-casual Mexican chain in travel centers. HMSHost, based in Bethesda, Md., is planning to...
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. The Krispy Kreme turnaround has hit a snag. Following the recent bankruptcies of two franchisees, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reported Thursday a significantly wider second-quarter net loss versus a year earlier, on a fall in...
