DUBLIN, OHIO Wendy’s International Inc., the emergence of two potential bidders to join the parent of Arby’s as suitors has heightened speculation about the No. 3 burger brand’s destiny. ...
GREENSBURG Pa. Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. has agreed to sell franchise rights for 115 namesake units throughout Texas for $2 million, payable in weekly installments by buyer Unique Franchise Operations Inc. The arrangement allows Austin...
SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp. is teaming up with Pilot Travel Centers to develop an undisclosed number of restaurants in travel centers across the country, the companies said in a joint release. The first Denny's restaurant in a Pilot...
Matt Prescott doesn’t work in the foodservice industry, but in the past few months he’s been a force behind major policy decisions at three of the industry’s largest quick-service chains.As assistant director of factory farming campaigns for...
ATLANTA –Known as the International Foodservice Technology Exposition since its founding 12 years ago, FS/TEC has had its share of technology buyers from foreign lands in the past. This year, however...
Congress recently failed to update the nation’s immigration laws, but Colorado last year passed one of the toughest immigration-related statutes of any state, and restaurateurs and other employers there now face stiff penalties and fines for...
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Khalil Elbanna, a longtime Shoney’s franchisee in Florida and Georgia, is suing Nashville, Tenn.-based Captain D’s Seafood for alleged racial discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court here Friday, alleges...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. plans to use an emerging form of entertainment as a new marketing medium by inserting its brand into downloadable cell-phone games. The Miami-based company said Friday that it has signed a licensing deal with mobile...
CHICAGO Levy Restaurants has agreed to develop and operate the food and menus for 10 theme restaurants of Schussler Creative Inc., creator and former owner of the Rainforest Cafe and T-Rex concepts, the parties disclosed. Schussler and...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s is dropping its franchise fee for a limited time in certain markets, the company’s website said. According to the website, the deal applies to California, Connecticut and New Jersey, along with the designated...
