DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill has named DeVito/Verdi of New York as its agency of record. Billings were not disclosed. The agency replaces TDA Advertising & Design of Boulder, Colo., which handled the account briefly after winning creative...
SAN ANTONIO Texas Just ahead of Steak n Shake Co.’s annual shareholder meeting next month, activist investor Sardar Biglari called for the ouster of leadership at the 491-unit Steak n Shake brand and urged shareholders to elect him and a colleague...
DALLAS The 59-unit Pizza Patron chain, targeted at the Hispanic market in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Texas, will be accepting Mexican pesos as well as U.S. dollars as payment through the end of February. The program is being...
MINNEAPOLIS Famous Dave’s of America Inc., the casual ribs chain based here, has promoted Christopher O’Donnell to chief operating officer and Joleen Flory-Lundgren to executive vice president, human resources and training. O’Donnell’s is...
DUBLIN Ohio Tim Hortons said its 352 locations in the United States will introduce a new Homestyle Hash Brown breakfast side dish Thursday by giving away orders between 6 and 11 a.m. The item, which will sell for 79 cents a la carte, is the newest...
DALLAS The venture-capital firm Investar of Irving, Texas, has acquired the 10-unit Celebrity Café & Bakery here from founders Bill and Barbara Harris. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Those involved in the Investar-financed deal include...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. said Thursday it plans to serve only cage-free eggs in its more than 300 corporate restaurants by the end of next year, a move that follows others, like Wendy’s, Hardee’s and Burger King...