GLENDALE Calif. IHOP has named Bill Alexander vice president of franchise and business development. Alexander, who previously worked as vice president of development and finance at Romano’s Macaroni Grill, replaces Jess Sotomayor, who left to...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. said last week it will focus on improvements for its Chili’s Grill & Bar chain, including a $100 million kitchen re-engineering program, set to increase speed of service and food quality, as well as improve...
Foodservice packaging manufacturers say they are upbeat about prospects in 2010. Also this week: National Chicken Council, Tyson Foods Inc., CSM, Bakery Supplies North America, Best Brands Corp., Pepsi Bottling Ventures, Cheerwine, the Wornick Co...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. The Great Steak & Potato Co., a 200-unit chain owned by Kahala Corp., said this week it is combining two consumer favorites into one sandwich: the Philly Mac & Cheesesteak.Substituting macaroni and cheese for the plain cheese...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is pushing a Boneless Filet version of its signature “Original Recipe” fried chicken. Served in a handheld cardboard sleeve, the boneless white-meat filet sells a la carte for a suggested price of $1.99, though the amount varies...
AUSTIN Texas Schlotzsky’s has expanded a new prototype and ramped up its co-branding with sister chain Cinnabon to 50 stores.The 350-unit sandwich chain's new prototype was introduced in October at a Waco, Texas, store and has since been rolled...
Jon Schlegel was thinking of leaving the restaurant industry when an alarm sounded—literally.Schlegel, a veteran of fine- and casual-dining restaurants and hotel properties, was trying to live his life in the daylight, despite his irregular...
SANTA MONICA Calif. The Santa Monica restaurant accused of illegally selling meat from an endangered whales species closed its doors for good Saturday as a “self-imposed punishment.”The parent company of The Hump, Los Angeles-based Typhoon...
Rafael Cohen, director of information technology at the nearly 60-unit Biscuitville quick-service chain, has one foot in the clouds.Cohen is considering a move to so-called “cloud computing,” or the use of third-party information systems services...
