HOUSTON —Acclaimed chef Robert Del Grande, business leader Lonnie Schiller and their longtime financialally Redstone Capital Partners, after regaining control of the seminal fast-casual chain Cafe Express, appear intent on shedding the...
LAS VEGAS —Yet another wave of high-profile dining developments is forming along the glitzy Strip here as more big-budget construction projects take shape, including a $3 billion megaresort that has signed Wolfgang Puck to an exclusive...
Several times throughout the Bible, God and various disciples implore the faithful to chill out one day of the week and worship the Creator. But only one restaurant chain has made the Fourth Commandment an operational sacrament. Not...
The Lagoon amusement park in Farmington, Utah, recently was flooded with patrons all wearing the same white T-shirt that read, “Free Meal”—the everyday slogan for Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, a 16-unit fast-casual chain based in Salt Lake City.Cafe Rio...
As Applebee’s International moves through the process of merging with IHOP Corp., a high-ranking Applebee’s official recently sent a memo directing associates to “be positive” in the face of a transition that will force leadership...
LEBANON TENN. —Proving that having “Old” in its name does not preclude a restaurant chain from trying new things, family-dining operator Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has augmented its food safety and quality assurance program with...
Some restaurant chains are honing their marketing efforts to target a different type of customer: potential franchisees.Dunkin’ Brands Inc. and Maui Wowi Hawaiian both have hired agencies to help drive franchisee recruitment, and the small Bar...
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles' City Council is scheduled this fall to consider a two-year moratorium on the development of quick-service restaurants in certain neighborhoods where the incidence of obesity-related illnesses appears to be particularly...
HARRISBURG Pa. Nearly 2,000 people, including mothers breastfeeding their babies, gathered outside 97 Applebee’s restaurants in 44 states on Saturday to protest the chain's policy on breastfeeding within its dining rooms, according to Birth...
