SAN FRANCISCO —A series of different scams that have victimized operators here, elsewhere in Northern California and nationwide, resulting in millions of dollars in losses, has come to light with...
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. Applebee’s International Inc. launched an agency review just a month after the casual-dining chain hired George Williams as its new chief marketing officer. —Draft FCB...
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. —McDonald’s franchisee Coaxum Enterprises, the El Pollo Loco fast-casual chain and Greg Flynn, chairman and chief executive of Apple American Group, an Applebee’s franchisee, have...
To April Young, one of the most challenging and frustrating aspects of her job is watching lawmakers pass legislation without understanding the potential impact on their constituents. “A lot of times it’s just about going with the party...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. Despite a 5.4 percent revenue increase driven by new restaurant acquisitions and increased same-store sales, NPC International Inc., the operator of 873 franchised Pizza Hut units, reported a 97-percent drop in fourth-quarter...
PORT WASHINGTON N.Y. The restaurant industry collected about $27.8 billion in total sales in January, a 2-percent gain from sales in the same month a year earlier, despite logging 1-percent fewer visits from consumers, according to data from...
NATIONAL REPORT As casual-dining chains try to maintain traffic with check-cutting bargains, the major quick-service brands are shifting their emphasis in the opposite direction, striving to boost margins. The Big Three burger chains have all...
It isn’t easy to recreate a 57-year-old brand, but Hamburger Hamlet, the thespian-theme upscale burger chain, is almost ready for its closeup. It has been three years since Andrew Tavakoli bought Hamburger Hamlet for $10 million. At the time, the...
Premium ingredients—including Angus beef, 100-percent-sirloin burgers and steak items—are landing on more quick-service menus as traditional burger chains strive to dissuade customers from defecting to fast-casual competitors. With such...
