NEW YORK Wingstop Restaurants Inc., a fast-casual chicken wing chain with 437 units, is planning an expansion push in the northeast, company officials said this week. The plan calls for the development of 75 franchised stores in New York, New...
ATLANTA Nearly 30 years after opening its first restaurant in Japan, Wendy’s will halt development in that key Asian market, closing all 71 units there Dec. 31. Atlanta-based Wendy’s/Arby’s Group said Friday that its international division would...
The rotten economy may be forcing employers to become Scrooges when it comes to holiday parties this year, but restaurant operators across the country are offering packages and incentives to appeal to those who must cut back on spending. Arecent...
SEATTLE Seattle’s Best Coffee announced Thursday the appointment of John Wuycheck to the newly created position of vice president of franchise business development. The move follows the recent appointment of Michelle Gass as president of Seattle’s...
SAN FRANCISCO A recent study examining the costs of more stringent energy efficiency legislation showed that laws like California’s Global Warming Solutions Act may end up costing small businesses only pennies. In a report released this week...
CHICAGO Sales results from the past few years show that casual-dining brands have fallen out of favor with restaurant consumers, but some chains, such as California Pizza Kitchen and Texas Roadhouse, have managed to maintain positive buzz and even...
ATLANTA A recent survey of casual-dining and quick-service franchisees indicates they are optimistic about growth in restaurant sales in 2010, despite declines this year, and many are planning to open more units in the New Year. SunTrust Robinson...
Restaurateurs hoping for a robust holiday shopping season will have to make peace with the fact that many consumers are still cutting their spending, even on the most popular stocking stuffers: gift cards.A recent study conducted by Consumer...
Phil Friedman, chief executive of McAlister’s Deli, loved the results of last summer’s Free Tea Day, when the 300-unit fast-casual chain gave away more than 150,000 servings of its famous sweet tea. Yet while the 15-percent year...
CARROLLTON TEXAS —McLane Foodservice has named Scott Siers to the position of vice president of business development. In his new role, Siers, who has more than 23 years of experience in sales...
