CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. plans to sell more than 200 Hardee's units in the Midwest and Southeast to franchisees and emphasize development in the chain's core markets. Andrew Puzder, CKE's president and chief executive, said...
THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc. has named Bo Czyz as director of operations, a new position for the 361-unit pizza chain. Czyz most recently was an area director for Applebee's International Inc. and previously had worked at Pizza Hut."Bo...
SAN DIEGO A Souplantation restaurant linked in late March to at least 12 instances of E. coli infection was closed April 6 after a customer and an employee were confirmed as additional victims. The buffet restaurant had been permitted to...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International Inc. has hired longtime Sara Lee veteran Derek Walker as vice president of R&D/Quality Management. He was Pizza Hut’s business and new-product development manager before his 10-year stint with Sarah Lee. ...