LOS ANGELES uWink, the technology-focused restaurant chain based here, last week closed its newest unit in Mountain View, Calif., just six months after it opened. Once touted as the ideal concept for the tech-savvy Silicon Valley community...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc., operator of the namesake casual-dining chain and the fast-casual Pei Wei Asian Diner, reported a 38-percent increase in first-quarter profit as cost controls offset sales declines at both its...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc., parent to Chili’s Grill & Bar and two other casual-dining chains, swung to a profit in its fiscal third quarter, from a loss in the same quarter a year ago, as cost controls were able to offset a double-digit...
PHILADELPHIA Restaurateur Stephen Starr has filed a $20 million civil lawsuit against real-estate developers in Atlantic City, N.J., alleging they had garnered an agreement for the operator to open two of his restaurants at...
Some operators are clamping down on energy waste that has been going over their heads for years—literally.Specifically, they are recapturing the energy dollars that go up the kitchen hood because exhaust fans run constantly regardless of whether...
UNION CITY Calif. Asian foods supplier Union International Food Co. has again expanded its recall of products because of concerns about possible salmonella contamination. This latest round of recalls includes 51 Uncle Chen and Lian How branded...
