MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has franchised five U.S. airport locations to Spanish restaurateur and concessionaire Areas S.A., marking the struggling casual chain’s entry into a new market. The first two airport locations will open in...
DUBLIN Ohio Kerrii Anderson, chief executive of Wendy’s International Inc., will collect $950,000 in salary and $2.7 in equity-based long-term compensation during 2007 under an employment contract signed Jan. 22, the quick-service giant said in a...
GREENWICH Conn. Breeden Partners LP, a hedge fund that holds a 5-percent stake in Applebee’s International Inc., criticized the restaurant company’s compensation practices, alleging that such practices as executives’ liberal use of the corporate...
BEVERLY HILLS Calif. Wetzel’s Pretzels LLC, franchisor of 190 namesake soft pretzel locations, has been acquired by Los Angeles private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners and members of Wetzel’s management, the buyers said Friday...
