Able to drive the lane against his teenage grandsons while playing basketball at his Colorado vacation home, the 67-year-old franchisee of three budget steakhouses thought he was in great shape, financially and physically.The restaurateur, whom we...
IRVINE Calif. El Pollo Loco will be featured on the Jan. 28 episode of “The Apprentice: Los Angeles” as the two competing teams create, market and sell their versions of the chain’s popular Pollo Bowl. El Pollo Loco chief executive Steve...
WILBRAHAM Mass. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. named Dunkin’ Donut’s veteran George M. Condos president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 8. He filled the post that was left vacant when John L. Cutter resigned as Friendly CEO in September 2006...
DALLAS The 48-unit Dave & Buster’s Inc. on Monday named Brian Jenkins as chief financial officer. Steve King, chief executive of the company, had been acting CFO after the resignation last year of W.C. Hammett in the wake of the company going...
SAN CLEMENTE Calif. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., operator or franchisor here of 24 high-volume casual restaurants, said it has retained a financial advisor to seek an infusion of equity capital for accelerated expansion. The 10-year-old concern...
NEW YORK —The many friends and admirers of Jerry Berns all remember the genial co-owner and host of the renowned “21” Club in here as being a consummate restaurateur. “The most...