Some restaurant companies like to move their branch managers around—send a top performer to a struggling unit to see if he or she can improve sales, or send a strong manager who is good with pressure to a high-volume store, or have new managers...
One of the most memorable scenes in Jean Shepherd’s “A Christmas Story” occurs when Ralph Parker uses his Little Orphan Annie Secret Decoder Ring to unscramble Annie’s message to her loyal fans.Ralph anxiously prints each letter until the message...
SAN MATEO CALIF. —The design of a new Togo’s restaurant here cuts building costs by “over 30 percent,” compared with the chain’s standard store model, and incorporates a more efficient and guest...
SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Police Department is urging local restaurateurs to adopt specific precautions against the so-called takeover robberies that have beset operators across the bay in Oakland. The safety advice...
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...
