MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. has been the poster child for all the woes of casual dining for the past two years. That may have come to a halt this week. The company, which operates or franchises 902 restaurants, reported third-quarter...
WASHINGTON Federal officials advised foodservice operators not to sell items made with pistachios until they are certain those products do not contain nuts from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., which this week widened its recall over concerns...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc., parent to the Chili’s Grill & Bar and other casual-dining chains, said cost controls will offset sales slippage to produce improved third-quarter earnings. For the quarter ended March 25...
CHICAGO —Nation’s Restaurant News has selected six innovative restaurant companies and a multitalented celebrity chef as winners of its 2009 MenuMasters Awards. Now in its 12th year, MenuMasters, a prestigious showcase of...
UNION CITY Calif. The Union International Food Co. has added a number of products to its earlier announced recall of Uncle Chen and Lian How branded spices and seasonings possibly linked to a Salmonella Rissen outbreak in several western states...
The country is facing a national economic crisis, but the way it’s affecting different geographic regions—and the restaurants in those regions—varies widely, according to new research from The NPD Group.In a recently released report called ...
The third time may be the charm for restaurant owner Charlie Green.After being rejected twice in recent months for a Small Business Administration loan, he’s set to apply again just as the federal government has outlined plans to help banks turn...
While it seems like it’s always been a mature industry, the chain restaurant business in the United States actually is still in a state of relative infancy.During a 35-year career that began in the dish room, I’ve actually worked for or met such...
WASHINGTON The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said pistachio producer trade groups have provided an online list of products they say do not contain nuts implicated in a recent salmonella contamination, but the federal agency stressed it has not...