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IHOP Corp. chairman and chief executive Julia A. Stewart is poised to lead the country’s largest casual-dining brand, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, with her company’s pending $2.1 billion purchase of the chain’s Overland Park, Kan.-based...
LOS ANGELES Daily Grill and fine-dining Grill on the Alley concepts across the country and is testing other potential growth vehicles. —Bolstered by $14.1 million raised in a private offering...
With an estimated 44 million workers uninsured nationwide and legislation pending in 31 states to mandate health insurance for all workers, restaurant operators who can figure out now how to offer health benefits to their employees...
BOSTON Au Bon Pain, the fast-casual bakery-café chain based here, has unveiled a new website, www.aubonpain.com, that features more nutritional information than did the site it replaces. The 255-unit chain’s website includes a “Smart Menu”...
WICHITA Kan. Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Inc. has named Marc Buehler as chief executive of its casual-dining division, overseeing both the flagship 183-unit Lone Star Steakhouse chain and the 28-unit Texas Land & Cattle concept. Buehler...
NEW YORK Wendy’s International Inc. stockholder Nelson Peltz said Monday that his restaurant company, Arby’s parent Triarc Cos. Inc., is prepared to offer between $3.2 billion and $3.5 billion for the outstanding shares of Wendy’s stock, or $37 to...
HOUSTON The largest independent shareholder of Luby's Inc. has asked management to explore a sale of the company or other strategic maneuvers to boost the value of the cafeteria operator's stock. New York-based Ramius Capital Group LLC...
