DALLAS Corner Bakery Cafe, the 98-unit chain concept devised in 1991 by Richard Melman’s Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and formerly owned by Brinker International, is moving more aggressively to challenge segment leader Panera Bread by taking...
Nancy Lam, the ninth of 10 children, came from modest beginnings in Singapore. Today she is a British TV personality with a restaurant run by her daughters and husband and an array of TV credits. She came to England in 1970 and did...
OAK BROOK ILL. McDonald’s Corp. said it is testing a flurry of new products and considering the addition of more fruit and vegetable side dishes as the chain aims to complete its U.S. purge of artificial trans fats within a year. ...
MENOMONEE FALLS Wis. Cousins Subs Systems Inc. is expanding its presence in Indiana, Arizona and Wisconsin with the signing of three area development deals. Don Morello, a Cousins Subs area developer and store owner of nearly 15 years...
CHICAGO A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed three of the five claims that were leveled against McDonald's Corp. in a lawsuit filed last year by a group of consumers who said they or their children had been sickened by gluten or dairy...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Chili's franchisee ERJ Dining of Louisville, Ky., has agreed to buy 76 additional units from franchisor Brinker International Inc. and develop 49 locations in the Midwest. Terms were not disclosed. With the agreement, Dallas...
ATLANTA Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has signed a deal with NBC Universal to become sole sponsor of thelunchbreakshow.com, a new website featuring a collection of NBC's popular comedies. Arby's said its target is office workers who eat...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International said its chief financial officer, David Flanery, will serve as interim president of the pizza company's international division following the resignation of Robb Chase. Chase, who joined Papa John's...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Inc. said it has hired development veteran Mike Ellis as its new chief development officer. Ellis comes from BP Products North America where he served as vice president of asset management. At BP he was...
LOS ANGELES uWink Inc., the entertainment-restaurant startup, said it strengthened its management team with the promotion of John Kaufman to chief restaurant and development officer and the appointment of John Blake as director of restaurant...
