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NORTHBOROUGH Mass. Bertucci's Corp., owner of the Bertucci's Italian Restaurant and Vinny T's of Boston concepts, has promoted Francis Christman to chief operating officer and Maria Feicht to senior vice president of marketing. Christman...
TAMPA Fla. For the second time in two weeks, Outback Steakhouse parent OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. has postponed a special shareholder meeting to solicit more votes on the proposed $3.2 billion buyout of the company, leaving the casual restaurant...
MISSION VIEJO CALIF. —The 45-unit Claim Jumper dinnerhouse chain, based in Irvine, Calif., and the 19-unit Pat & Oscar’s casual-dining group out of San Diego, both are using TakeOut Technologies to...
LOUISVILLE KY. —KFC broke new ground two weeks ago with TV spots focusing on its switch to frying oil containing zero grams of trans fats, but other chains so far appear content to promote their...
PLANO TEXAS Metromedia Restaurant Group here is readying a sports-theme brand extension called Bennigan’s Sport. —Following in the footsteps of rival T.G.I. Friday’s Front Row, which has grown to three units since its 1994...
ST. LOUIS —Looking to grow sales and cut costs, 1,945-unit Hardee’s, based here, is offering buy-one-get-one-free deals to consumers in Indianapolis and St. Louis who use the Cellfire Inc. mobile-coupon service for cell phones and...
NEW YORK —Leaders in the restaurant industry must be ready to embrace change and adjust their business strategies in today’s fast-moving marketplace, attendees of the 22nd annual Elliot Leadership Conference were advised here this...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald's is launching one of its largest promotions, a global effort tied to the May 18 release of the animated "Shrek The Third" that's designed to encourage healthful eating by children. The tie-in is McDonald's first...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International has promoted Bill Mitchell to senior vice president, domestic operations; Sean Muldoon to vice president and general manager, Preferred Marketing Solutions; and Greg Horsman to vice president, applications...
ATLANTA Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has signed development agreements to open 63 franchised units nationwide. The franchisor of the Arby's sandwich chain inked the deals with six new and 27 existing franchisees. The markets in which the...
