PORTLAND Ore. Legislators for the Oregon county that encompasses Portland voted Thursday to require the disclosure of nutrition information on the menus of some chain restaurants. Approval of the measure, which applies to local units of...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday plans to blow up its last “old-style” restaurant Aug. 5 and broadcast the demolition online, according to a notice on its website, www.rubytuesday.com. The stunt is designed to bid farewell to the casual-dining...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Nearly every marketing program is expensive—unless you get your customers to pay for it. Napa River Grill here did just that prior to moving from a nearly 40-year old building to a custom-built facility in June. Seeking to...
MINNEAPOLIS Famous Dave’s of America Inc. posted a 6.2-percent increase in second-quarter profit as sales surged nearly 16 percent on restaurant openings and menu price increases. The operator or franchisor of 171 namesake barbecue...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. is seeking to better target key Hispanic markets with the rollout of Futbol Kingdom, a series of interactive street-level events scheduled for eight markets across the United States throughout August and September. ...
LOS ANGELES The California Restaurant Association said today that it may take legal action to challenge the one-year ban on quick-service restaurant development that was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council for an...
