Daphne’s Greek Cafe puts a major emphasis on self-inspection for food safety and sanitation. Each month, all 80 of the California-based chain’s units are visited by an area manager. That individual, who is responsible for eight to 10...
Americans spent the second half of 2007 thinking about the future—in particular, the upcoming national elections in 2008. With the White House and Congress up for grabs, the focus is once again beginning to shift from legislative and regulatory...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza is set to give its brand a new look based on an old theme: delivery in 30 minutes. Arebranding campaign titled “You Got 30 Minutes” will break Dec. 24 in local markets and Dec. 31 on network and cable TV prime...
Nearly 12.8 million people worked in the restaurant industry in 2007. Despite rosy predictions that foodservice will add 2 million more jobs by 2017, operators this year struggled to recruit and retain good workers into existing positions...
Casual-dining restaurants that are struggling with a sectorwide slump as consumers rein in discretionary spending are starting to look more intensely at delivery and catering for new revenue streams.Maggiano’s Little Italy, the 41-unit division of...
Plying an array of kitchen equipment that includes both cutting-edge and traditional pieces, executive chef John Tesar is leading the newly remodeled and reopened restaurant of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek into a distinctive new chapter. ...
FRANCIS M. “FRANK” BARRETT, creator of the Ground Round casual-dining concept, died Nov. 15 in Brighton, Mass. He was 79. Barrett’s foodservice career started in the mid-1960s as a management trainee at a Howard Johnson’s in Wollaston Beach...
SAN DIEGO Calif. Keep it simple. That’s the operations mantra at Daphne’s Greek Cafe, a fast-casual chain that has nearly 80 units and is positioning itself for a growth spurt. By early 2008, the San Diego-based company hopes to start...
CLEARWATER Fla. Dagwood’s Sandwich Shoppes LLC has closed its corporate office here and laid off corporate employees, according to sources affiliated with the fledgling sandwich chain. A formal announcement about the shutdown is expected early...
