LOS ANGELES —A jury award exceeding $89 million in a scuffle between two Los Angeles area shopping malls over The Cheese-cake Factory may teach chains a lesson about the high stakes involved in some...
COLUMBUS Ohio Carl Howard has stepped down as president and chief executive of Damon’s Grill parent Damon’s International Inc. after 17 months in the job, citing unspecified personal reasons. But the company said Howard would serve as a consultant...
LEXINGTON KY. —More than a year after private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners bought Fazoli’s from Seed Restaurant Group, the 313-unit chain continues to evolve its Italian quick-service concept in...
Some of the words may be written in English, but the menu is thoroughly French at Comme Ça, chef David Myers’ new restaurant in Los Angeles.Comme Ça seeks to recreate the experience of dining in a classic French brasserie, Myers says. The fare is...
NEWARK Del. Such foodservice powerhouses as McDonald’s, Applebee’s, Sysco and U.S. Foodservice are helping to craft a new multi-industry initiative that will boost food safety by tracking produce shipments more precisely, according to organizers...
DAYTON Ohio Eleven restaurants here have teamed with their local restaurant association to test a joint reservations service for groups of 20 or more. The new program, known as Restaurant Concierge, will will serve the participating chain and...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza will give away Xbox prizes for 12 days in December to consumers who place online orders during the “XII Days of Xbox” promotion. From Dec. 1-12, customers who order online will receive one of two instant...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. chief marketing officer William Lamar Jr. said he plans to retire at the end of the first quarter in 2008, capping a career at the burger chain that lasted more than 20 years. Neil Golden, currently vice president...
LEBANON Tenn. While reporting a 28.5-percent year-to-year drop in first-quarter profit and negative guest traffic at its 568-unit Cracker Barrel Old Country Store chain, parent company CBRL Group Inc. reduced its same-store sales and annual per...
MADISON Ga. Avado Brands Inc., a casual-dining operator that has been under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since September, said it has agreed to sell 83 of its 111 Don Pablo's Mexican Restaurants and Hops Grillhouse and Brewery restaurants. ...
