When Aftan Romanczak buys shrimp from overseas for the Steak-Out dinner delivery chain, the executive has the product shipped to its longtime beef supplier, which is capable of moving the shrimp to his 70 branches. Such ...

NEW YORK Domino’s Pizza began franchising overseas, J.B. Sassano, vice president of the America’s and Caribbean for the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain, had never been out of the country and did not own a passport. ...

Few growing restaurant chains ever hit a home run with every location. Even grade-A sites on paper can turn into dogs once in the ground for a host of reasons. That’s when having Steve Pettise’s phone number comes in handy. Pettise, founder and...

Shakey’s USA Inc. has enlisted a new ally in its revitalization efforts. Arby’s veteran Bert Hunter, owner-operator of the recently unveiled Shakey’s in Auburn, Ala., the chain’s first store to open east of California in four decades, has passed a...

High real estate costs have conspired with record-high prices for gas and commodities to slow expansion for many restaurant companies, but operators are finding development bargains by converting defunct restaurant spaces into their own concepts...

ORLANDO, FLA. Darden Restaurants Inc. has honored 10 purveyors with its annual William B. Darden Distinguished Supplier Awards. —The awards, which are named for the company’s founder...