OVERLAND PARK Kan. The top executives of Applebee’s International Inc. will be paid 2006 bonuses based on achieving only 43.6 percent of their performance targets for the year, the casual-dining powerhouse disclosed today in a securities filing...
MINNEAPOLIS Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the coffeehouse segment’s No. 2 operator, has hired operations and human resources veteran Roz Mallet as its new president and chief operating officer. ...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s is expanding a pilot program that offers Pepsi products together with its standard Coca-Cola fountain drinks, according to a story in the marketing newspaper Advertising Age. Restaurants participating in the 10-month-old...
MADISON Ga. Avado Brands, parent of the Don Pablo's and Hops casual-dining chains, has named Paul Seidman as senior vice president of research and development, purchasing and quality control. He will join the company April 2. Seidman most...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee has added a service that enables consumers in North America to find the nearest unit via their cell phones. Users text-message the zip code of their location to MYSBUX and get the address of the closest unit as a reply. ...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box, based here, debuted the $3.99 Jack's Sampler Trio of three stuffed jalapenos, three mozzarella sticks and seven of the new Spicy Chicken Bites. The bites are chicken breast pieces in a spicy, crunchy coating. Jack's...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box, based here, debuted the $3.99 Jack's Sampler Trio of three stuffed jalapenos, three mozzarella sticks and seven of the new Spicy Chicken Bites. The bites are chicken breast pieces in a spicy, crunchy coating. Jack's...
