Big-name national dinnerhouse chains are not the only players able to land choice locations in new and refurbished regional retail malls. While mall developers have learned that chains like The Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang’s China...

When Black Enterprise magazine named Steve Davis one of the “75 Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America,” it was even before he became chief executive and chairman of Bob Evans Farms Inc., a publicly held company that...

Eager to sift through the blizzard of operating and financial data that swirls about a restaurant chain, some multiunit operators are turning to sophisticated above-store reporting, or ASR, systems for decision-making guidance.ASR is the practice...

Able to drive the lane against his teenage grandsons while playing basketball at his Colorado vacation home, the 67-year-old franchisee of three budget steakhouses thought he was in great shape, financially and physically.The restaurateur, whom we...

Tucked in the mountains of Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Restaurant Latour, part of the Crystal Springs Resort in Hardyston, N.J., has established itself as a wine lovers’ destination. The restaurant—which features a 50,000...

LAS VEGAS Spago is credited with helping to launch a culinary revolution here when a branch of the Los Angeles original opened in 1992, and with annual revenue currently estimated at nearly $15 million, the branch remains a lucrative member of the...

SAN MARCOS, CALIF. Chick-fil-A chain entered its fourth decade of business and hailed the debut of its second restaurant here, a launch that also represented continuity for the brand’s founders, the Cathy family. ...

Restaurant chefs are borrowing from their counterparts in the manufacturing world again, this time by using vinegar powder to bring tanginess to their food without added moisture.Vinegar powder is used by research and development chefs to add...