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PALO ALTO Calif. The 10-year-old Spago branch here is scheduled to close June 1 as part of a shift by Las Vegas-based Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group from direct restaurant ownership to partnerships with hotels, museums and other venues. ...
ORLANDO Fla. While announcing the discontinuation of its Smokey Bones chain, Red Lobster parent Darden Restaurants Inc. quietly cut the size of its Bahama Breeze operation by about a third this weekend, with nine of the chain's 32 units closing...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee Co. said it plans to eliminate the use of artificial trans fats in foods and beverages in company-operated and licensed stores in the continental U.S., Alaska and Canada by the end of the year. Starbucks said it...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands' China division will lead the company's growth this year with a 20 percent increase in operating profit, chairman and chief executive David Novak said during a conference call with stock analysts. He projected...
SEATTLE About 20 percent of Starbucks Corp.'s international growth will occur in China this year, a market that has the potential for more than 200 million customers, an executive of the coffeehouse chain said in a conference call with financial...
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. Applebee’s International Inc. has defused a looming proxy battle with dissident shareholder Richard C. Breeden by giving him and one of his nominees seats on its board of directors—a move that one analyst said could clear the...
People who know Clifford Pleau say he has a passion for development and leadership. Anette Grecchi Gray, chef de cuisine at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Fla., says Pleau is “paving the way” for other chefs who eventually will follow...