Puck’s catering deal stirs up new wave of Vegas developments
Puck’s catering deal stirs up new wave of Vegas developments
Sep 10, 2007
LAS VEGAS —Yet another wave of high-profile dining developments is forming along the glitzy Strip here as more big-budget construction projects take shape, including a $3 billion megaresort that has signed Wolfgang Puck to an exclusive...
Religion-based business models complicate operations for some chains
Religion-based business models complicate operations for some chains
Sep 10, 2007
Several times throughout the Bible, God and various disciples implore the faithful to chill out one day of the week and worship the Creator. But only one restaurant chain has made the Fourth Commandment an operational sacrament. Not...
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill’s Sunder: Employee events can attract quality staff and bolster crucial retention rates
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill’s Sunder: Employee events can attract quality staff and bolster crucial retention rates
Sep 10, 2007
The Lagoon amusement park in Farmington, Utah, recently was flooded with patrons all wearing the same white T-shirt that read, “Free Meal”—the everyday slogan for Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, a 16-unit fast-casual chain based in Salt Lake City.Cafe Rio...
Merging companies aim to ease growing pains
Merging companies aim to ease growing pains
Sep 10, 2007
As Applebee’s International moves through the process of merging with IHOP Corp., a high-ranking Applebee’s official recently sent a memo directing associates to “be positive” in the face of a transition that will force leadership...
Cracker Barrel quality assurance program gains tech support
Cracker Barrel quality assurance program gains tech support
Sep 10, 2007
LEBANON TENN. —Proving that having “Old” in its name does not preclude a restaurant chain from trying new things, family-dining operator Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has augmented its food safety and quality assurance program with...
Chains getting more aggressive in marketing to potential franchisees
Chains getting more aggressive in marketing to potential franchisees
Sep 10, 2007
Some restaurant chains are honing their marketing efforts to target a different type of customer: potential franchisees.Dunkin’ Brands Inc. and Maui Wowi Hawaiian both have hired agencies to help drive franchisee recruitment, and the small Bar...
L.A. to consider QSR moratorium as a remedy for obesity
Sep 10, 2007
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles' City Council is scheduled this fall to consider a two-year moratorium on the development of quick-service restaurants in certain neighborhoods where the incidence of obesity-related illnesses appears to be particularly...
Applebee’s draws protests over breastfeeding policy
Sep 10, 2007
HARRISBURG Pa. Nearly 2,000 people, including mothers breastfeeding their babies, gathered outside 97 Applebee’s restaurants in 44 states on Saturday to protest the chain's policy on breastfeeding within its dining rooms, according to Birth...
KFC ties in with ‘Earl’ premiere with sweepstakes
Sep 10, 2007
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is promoting its line of Famous Bowls with a sweepstakes and a “What Wrong Would You Right” contest tied to the Sept. 27 premiere of “My Name is Earl” on NBC. Consumers can enter the sweepstakes by visiting the KFC...
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