PLANO Texas Ponderosa and Bonanza steakhouses, the 308-unit buffet division of Metromedia Restaurant Group, has hired Jay Sullivan for the new position of culinary manager. Steve Welsh, vice president of marketing for Ponderosa and Bonanza...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. In Applebee’s first communication to employees since announcing its pending $2.1 billion purchase by IHOP Corp., the casual-dining company said Tuesday that job cuts at Applebee’s are expected should the acquisition close, and...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee Co. promoted the head of its international business to the newly created post of chief operating officer in what the company described as an effort to facilitate expansion worldwide. Martin Coles, currently...
They could almost be mistaken as pitchmen in a late-night infomercial on how to become rich investing in foreclosed properties. But while they have used in-store advertising in selected markets to announce a date, place and time, these salespeople...
When consumers aren’t asleep or deciding where to eat, the odds are they’re watching TV, using the Internet, listening to traditional or satellite radio, reading a magazine, or checking their e-mail, because media use is “the biggest single...
