LOUISVILLE Ky. Officials at Yum! Brands Inc. said the company is looking to expand on successful product introductions at its brands, including new varieties of Taco Bell's Frutista Freeze and more choices in Pizza Hut's Tuscani pasta line. ...

WINSTON-SALEM N.C. In a continued push to grow its international business, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said it has signed a development agreement for 35 units in China. The agreement with KKD Lotte Holdings Company Ltd. calls for the...

HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. Charo Chicken has launched an online “Flavor Fever” campaign, which allows consumers to select additions to the fast-casual chain’s menu of permanent sauce flavors. The one-year campaign, which begins...

LOS ANGELES The Red Mango frozen yogurt chain has picked The Richards Group of Dallas as its agency of record. Billings were not disclosed. The agency will be responsible for brand and creative development, strategic planning, public...

Employers should expect to see more workplace lawsuits under the newly amended American with Disabilities Act, according to labor lawyers who advise restaurant operators.Unhappy with strict interpretations the U.S. Supreme Court has made since the...

Over the years, hospitality industry executives have focused more attention on identifying better security measures. Restaurant and hotel managers and operators increasingly are using security cameras in an effort to shore up facility safety by...

NEW YORK Bleaker analyst expectations for restaurant companies’ third quarter and continued concern over the availability of financing, especially for franchisees, stoked a deep dip in restaurant stock values Monday before the damage was tempered...

Charley’s Grilled Subs franchisee Marcus Gilbert is only able to offer health insurance to full-time employees at his two stores in Utah, but that didn’t stop him from going all out for one of his teenage workers. Last month he gave one of his...