After investing about $1 million to renovate a prime, new location in Troy, Mich., Hooters of America Inc. officials planned to transfer a liquor license from one of their older locations nearby, which was scheduled to close. ...
COLUMBUS Ohio Wendy’s said it would close the chain’s prototype restaurant, opened here in 1969 by Dave Thomas because he believed there was a huge opportunity for a quick-service concept serving freshly made hamburgers. Franchisor Wendy’s...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc., based here, has signed a development agreement with Pasta Ventures LLC of McAllen, Texas, to develop three new Romano's Macaroni Grill restaurants in South Texas. Pasta Ventures, headed by hotel and...
NEW YORK Yum! Brands Inc. has ordered a Taco Bell-KFC combo unit here to close after the "Today" show and other media ran video clips of rats frolicking inside the restaurant. "We will not allow it to be reopened until it has been...
NATIONAL REPORT While lawmakers on Capitol Hill attempt to hammer out an increase in the federal minimum wage, several states are deciding a hike isn't for them. In the past week, Kansas, Georgia, Virginia and Idaho have all rejected proposals to...
