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SEATTLE Starbucks, the 13,500-unit coffeehouse chain based here that has more than 145,000 employees, has agreed to outsource certain human resource functions, including payroll, to a Cincinnati-based human resources firm. Convergys Corp...
NEW YORK While many analysts expect Wendy’s International Inc. eventually will be purchased by a private-equity firm, speculation of a union between Wendy’s and Yum! Brands Inc. circulated Friday based on a report from a news service specializing...
DENVER Spicy Pickle, the 34-unit fast-casual sandwich chain based here, plans to drive sales with a new catering program that features a menu of six grilled panini sandwiches and seven different subs. To promote the program, store managers...
CAMBRIDGE Mass. Wagamama, the London-based Japanese noodle chain, plans to open its second U.S. location here in Harvard Square next month. The opening follows the 79-unit chain’s debut in Boston’s Faneuil Hall earlier this year. Like its...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc., the 363-unit casual-dining company that operates O’Charley’s, Ninety Nine Restaurant and Stoney River Legendary Steaks, said it has completed the divestment of its 185,000-square-foot commissary facilities here. ...
DALLAS On The Border, the 161-unit Mexican casual-dining division of Brinker International Inc., started airing its first television commercials in two years as part of its new advertising campaign. The 30-second ads are the first with OTB...
