Benihana profit drops as costs rise
Aug 28, 2008
MIAMI Benihana Inc. blamed declining traffic and rising costs for a nearly 48-percent drop in first quarter profit, but the parent of three Japanese-style concepts said it still expected to hit its full-year earnings target. For the...
Fleming's goes mobile with wine-dine-direction data
Aug 27, 2008
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Joe's Crab Shack rolls out Web-based management suite
Aug 27, 2008
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Ovations Food Services selects POS/BOH vendor
Aug 27, 2008
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Old Chicago inks deals for 72 units
Aug 27, 2008
LOUISVILLE Colo. The Old Chicago subsidiary of Rock Bottom Restaurant Inc. said it has awarded area development rights for more than 72 units nationwide to six companies, including two IHOP franchisees. Old Chicago Franchising Corp. said...
Wal-Mart eyes restaurants’ turf with new Marketside concept
Wal-Mart eyes restaurants’ turf with new Marketside concept
Aug 27, 2008
MESA Ariz. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to launch a new retailing concept that will feature a variety of bargain-priced “easy meal solutions” as well as selected grocery items. The first four Marketside outlets are...
McCelvey back at Emeril's Homebase
Aug 27, 2008
NEW ORLEANS Emeril's Homebase here, the owner of celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's 10 restaurants, said David McCelvey has rejoined the company as vice president of operations and culinary. McCelvey most recently was executive director of...
Innovators find great ideas in everyday things
Innovators find great ideas in everyday things
Aug 25, 2008
When brainstorming concepts, restaurateurs say they tap the same well of inspiration to conceive their projects that writers, painters, composers, choreographers and preachers do: life, the universe and everything in between.In the competitive...
Chains focus on delivering messages as well as food
Chains focus on delivering messages as well as food
Aug 25, 2008
Restaurants seeking to find different ways to target consumers inevitably turn to new media, but a few chains have hit the road to reach consumers with an old standby: delivery service. Offering delivery isn’t exactly a revolutionary...
Compass taps Knepp to hold onto accounts
Aug 25, 2008
CHARLOTTE N.C. Compass Group North America has appointed Amy Knepp senior vice president of its strategic alliance group, with responsibility for retaining the contract feeder’s top 800 accounts. The appointment is effective Sept. 1. Knepp...
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