CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants has named Anne Blumenstein, a former Jack in the Box executive, as vice president of regional marketing and media for its Carl's Jr. brand. Blumenstein replaces Renae Scott, who left CKE last year. She...
ATLANTA Multi-brand franchisor Raving Brands is tweaking its fast-casual salads concept to focus on a new line of grilled toppings, including salmon and sirloin steak. The update includes renaming the brand, from Doc Green’s Gourmet Salads to Doc...
When consumers watch the nightly news and learn about a food safety problem related to restaurants, the immediate reaction of many viewers may be to avoid the implicated businesses in the coming days and weeks.Operators who have experienced such...
EAGEN Miss. Buffets Inc., the operator or franchisor of 676 mostly buffet-style restaurants under the Old Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet, Ryan’s and Fire Mountain brands, swung to a larger net loss of $34.9 million in its second quarter ended...
CARLSBAD Calif. Fredrica Thode, president and chief executive of the 100-unit-plus Hot Dog on a Stick quick-service chain, based here, died on Jan. 13 after a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s...
In early January,National Restaurant Association president and chief executive Steven C. Anderson disclosed that the NRA’s membership last year had reached a record 380,000 restaurant locations, an increase of nearly 73 percent since...
