NRN surveyed over 400 restaurant operators for our latest market leader report. Discover how these industry leaders are leveraging data to shape their strategies and drive success.
WILBRAHAM MASS. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. agreed June 17 to an acquisition of the company by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for $15.50 per share in cash, or about $337.2 million. ...
SARASOTA FLA. —The impact of changing consumer tastes, health and wellness concerns, and the upscaling of hospital fare were among the key issues addressed at the 2007 American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administrators...
HOUSTON —Edgar Carlson and Larry Martin don’t consider themselves restaurateurs. “We’re publicans,” Carlson said, using the British term for pub owners. —Edgar Carlson and Larry Martin don’t consider themselves...
For restaurant operators who want workers who show up on time, have a good attitude and stay on the job not just for months, but for years, Joanne Packert is certain she has the perfect candidates—her clients at the Chesapeake Service...
Since Ed LaDou got his first pizza-making job in 1975, a single thought has dominated his thinking: “I wonder what that would taste like on pizza.”LaDou said he always believed that foods other than pepperoni and sausage would taste good baked on...
LOUISVILLE KY. Texas Roadhouse, the 255-unit casual-dining chain based here, is turning to a Web-based training program to more effectively reach its 28,000 employees and more than 1,000 managers in 44 states. —TrainRight...
SCHAUMBURG ILL. —At a recent formal dinner in this Chicago suburb, 99 men and women sat at a huge u-shaped table to enjoy an evening of fine food and wine and each other’s company. The seven-course menu included lobster wrapped...
While recruiting more chain restaurant executives into their operations, high-profile cineplexes are taking a larger slice of the dinner-and-a-movie entertainment dollar by offering first-run films and casual-dining amenities that include in-seat...
