DUBLIN Ohio Wendy’s International is expanding into Malaysia through a partnership with Kuala Lumpur-based Berjaya Corp. Berhad. The deal is part of the U.S. burger giant’s plan to focus its development efforts on key markets outside of North...

MINNEAPOLIS All 25 Bakers Square restaurants in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area have added free Wi-Fi internet access, according to the family-restaurant chain’s parent company, Vicorp Restaurants Inc. The service is being marketed as Wi-Pie...

COLUMBUS Ohio The 30-year-old Damon’s Grill said it is revamping its sports-theme image to draw in more women and families. The redesign, which is the company’s first in nearly a decade, will be unveiled in a prototype restaurant set to open in...

LOS ANGELES Rick Howard has been named director of franchise development for Adir Restaurants Corp., the master franchisor for Pollo Campero in six Western states. Founded in Guatemala, Pollo Campero includes more than 200 stores...

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ARLINGTON Texas Texas Wings Inc., a 43-unit Texas franchisee of Hooters of America Inc., said it has won back the liquor license for a store in a Dallas suburb after a more than two-year legal battle. In 2005, an organization called the...

CHARLOTTE N.C. After selling his controlling stake in the Bojangles’ chicken chain last month, Joe Drury, a former Wendy’s operations vice president and protégé of its late founder Dave Thomas and late chairman James Near, reportedly is...

MINNEAPOLIS Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has launched its first fully national TV campaign and signed partnership deals with various cable networks to increase the brand’s reach in existing and future markets. TV spots are airing on 12...