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WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has named Dawn Sweeney, the head of member services for AARP, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. She fills the vacancy left by the resignation in January of...
GLENDALE Calif. Pancake specialist IHOP Corp. has agreed to acquire casual-dining behemoth Applebee's International Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash, or $25.50 per share, the parties disclosed Monday morning. The announcement cited a five...
MIAMI Burger King and Wendy’s are recasting this summer's battle of the burgers as a heavyweight event, with both adding hefty choices to their menu this month. Burger King said it would promote its Ultimate Double Whopper—two quarter-pound beef...
ORLANDO Fla. With almost half its units shuttered and the rest up for sale, Smokey Bones Barbecue & Grill is continuing to tinker with its menu, perhaps in an attempt to make it more attractive to potential buyers. The Darden Restaurants-owned...
LOS ANGELES The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf regional beverage chain has awarded creative and strategic marketing duties to Omelet, a Los Angeles-based upstart agency, for the rest of this year. Spending was not disclosed. Omelet had been...
CHICAGO Health authorities have traced a widespread salmonella poisoning during the Taste of Chicago restaurant festival here to three food handlers who were hired to staff the booth of a local restaurant called Pars Cove. The three have...
