CHICAGO —While restaurateurs acknowledge the economy will continue to dominate business this year, many say they are utilizing the downturn to find ways to improve operations, from employing better...

DUBLIN Ohio Wendy’s International Inc. said Friday it would review national advertising agencies to handle its approximately $300 million marketing budget. Chief marketing officer Ken Calwell said the review is the next phase of a ...

CHICAGO Veteran foodservice operator Mark Damschroder has signed a master franchise deal to bring 20 Freshii locations to Colorado and Wyoming, the company said Friday. Damschroder, an attorney and a former franchisee of...

NEW ORLEANS NakedPizza, a social-networking-savvy pizza restaurant here, said it got slammed Friday with its Twitter-based “Eat Like an Ancestor” promotion, which comes days after the concept got a major investment from Mark Cuban, the owner of...

ATLANTA Chick-fil-A is adding to its milk shake options with a smaller size and a new limited-time peach flavor. The 1,440-unit chain said it would now offer its hand-spun milk shakes in 14-ounce and 20-ounce sizes for $2.49 and $2.89...

EMERYVILLE Calif. Jamba Inc. on Thursday posted wider losses for its first quarter as its smoothie chain continued to struggle with falling sales. Also on Thursday, Jamba said it had launched a refranchising plan that is expected to result...

LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s Pizza founder and chief executive John Schnatter hit the road Wednesday on a cross-country road trip, part of a previously announced promotion celebrating his chain’s 25th anniversary that is centered around the prized...