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PORTLAND Ore. The family of the late Guss Dussin, founder of The Old Spaghetti Factory, has formed a restaurant company to develop new concepts. Dussin’s son, Chris Dussin, is serving as president of The Dussin Group. The new venture is...
Chef Donald Link’s 2-year-old Cochon restaurant remains whole-hog Southern-Cajun, and it’s set to grow. The popular New Orleans restaurant, whose name is the French word for “pig,” will be expanded in January with plans for its...
Although job misery does not discriminate by industry, management consultant Patrick Lencioni picked a restaurant to use as an example in his latest book, “The Three Signs of a Miserable Job” (Jossey-Bass, 2007). Lencioni is president and founder...
LAS VEGAS —This capital of glitz, glamour, gambling and gourmet dining winks at consumers with a suggestive marketing tag noting that what happens here stays here. But what happens if nothing happens...
WASHINGTON —TV show host and political commentator Chris Matthews and best-selling author and leadership expert Marcus Buckingham have signed on as keynote speakers for the 49th annual Multi-Unit...
One seemingly indisputable fact of nature of human taste is that, as we mature, we gradually progress from the love of the sweet to the appreciation of the savory. Think about it: We move from sugary candy treats to dark, cocoa-rich chocolate...
LOS ANGELES KFC has started promoting a nine-item value menu in the Greater Los Angeles area, where the chicken chain has some 300 branches. The selections are organized into three pricing tiers: 99 cents, $1.49 and $1.99. The least...
LEBANON Tenn. Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores is testing two programs that promise to boost traffic by turning tables more quickly, particularly during weekday lunchtimes, executives of parent company CBRL Group Inc. told investors Wednesday. ...
TORRANCE Calif. Yoshinoya, a Japanese quick-service chain with 86 locations in the United States, has promoted Oliver Cortes to president and chief executive of Yoshinoya Franchise of North America Inc. as part of a U.S. expansion push. As...
