PHOENIX The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit on behalf of male employees at a Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar in Scottsdale who alleged they were victims of sexual harassment from male managers. The...
TAMPA Fla. After less than four months on the job, Curt Glowacki has resigned as president of the 953-unit Outback Steakhouse chain for personal reasons, parent company OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. said late Friday. Paul Avery, OSI’s chief...
AUSTIN Texas Schlotzsky’s, the 365-unit division of Focus Brands Inc. of Atlanta, has introduced a trio of Angus beef sandwiches in a limited-time promotion. The Angus Beef Round Up features the French Dipsky, with roast beef and mozzarella...
Hungry customers hate being put on hold. But restaurant operators hate it even more when a frustrated caller hangs up and takes their business elsewhere. To solve the problem, Wingstop, a fast-casual chicken wing franchise with a heavy...
ROCHESTER N.Y. A 46-unit franchisee of the Friendly’s family restaurant chain plans to evaluate the purchase of all or a part of the franchisor, according to the licensee’s newly retained financial advisor. The franchisee, Kessler Family...
WASHINGTON After years of lobbying by harried companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a plan to ease the stringent auditing rules enacted under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley anti-fraud law. The SEC’s five commissioners...
HOLLYWOOD Fla. The Seminole Tribe of Florida has completed its $965 million acquisition of Hard Rock International Inc., the rock-and-roll themed chain of restaurants, hotels, casinos and live performance venues. The purchase includes the...
