COLUMBUS Ohio Bob Evans Farms Inc. on Tuesday named Tim Pulido president of its 118-unit Mimi’s Cafe casual-dining chain, effective Dec. 3. Pulido, the CEO of the California-based Shakey's pizza chain since 2006, previously was president of...
Developing and executing a successful information technology strategy can be challenging under the best of circumstances, but the IT drill is further complicated when a company acquires or is acquired by another. Sorting out IT issues...
Faced with escalating costs for just about every food item that comes in the door, many operators are finding creative ways to slice their purchasing expenditures.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the prices of commercial vegetables...
OVERLAND PARK KAN. IHOP Corp., setting the stage for the pancake specialist to begin its aggressive turnaround plan for the beleaguered casual-dining chain. —At a somber and sparsely attended...
Growth has come at a pretty good clip for Harrison, N.Y.-based Apple-Metro Inc.The franchisee of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants and owner of its own Zanaro’s fast-casual Italian brand built 28...
Ten years ago, as my friends were folding sweaters and chinos to the sounds of blaring Top 40 music at the mall, I opted instead to work for a small multiconcept restaurant company in Columbus, Ohio, where I got a crash course in business that...
New York City restaurateurs are factoring an increasingly significant variable into their marketplace mathematics. Where once strong sales minus increased costs and fierce competition equaled uncertain margins, today municipal regulatory fervor is...
In the aftermath of high-visibility foodborne illness outbreaks during the past 18 months, some restaurant chains are achieving enhanced food safety or improved crisis communications by leveraging technology that might not immediately come to mind...
