Starbucks Coffee Co. has helped to transform coffee in America from a mere cup of joe to a gourmet beverage experience. From its humble beginnings as a small store in Seattle to a $9.4 billion corporation with more than 14,000 cafes around the...
When a restaurant’s identity revolves around chicken wings or flash-fried king crab legs, the restaurant has a keen interest in a well-functioning fryer. Thus players like Wingstop Restaurants, the Richardson, Texas-based chain that sold its one...
SAN FRANCISCO —Asian-American baby boomers and their offspring are turning out to be a marketer’s dream. Not known for their political or social activism despite a long history of ostracism...
Here’s the scenario: You’re a burger chain in expansion mode using all the latest technologies, and young people who are passionate about the brand are clamoring to get their pictures on your packaging and in your advertisements. Sounds like a new...
Pinkberry had an unfortunate visit from a couple of mice at one of its New York City units this summer, and the incident was caught on tape and made the local news. Ever since, the Los Angeles-based treat shop operator has been vigilant in...
SAN FRANCISCO —The restaurant industry is approaching racial, ethnic and gender parity to national demographics in the makeup of its hourly workforce, but it has yet to bridge the diversity gap at the management level and in reaching...
GALVESTON Texas A U.S. District Court judge has ordered Landry’s Restaurants Inc. to meet with the bondholders demanding the early repayment of $400 million in notes to see if they can work out a settlement before the court reconvenes on Monday. ...
NASHVILLE Tenn. O’Charley’s Restaurants has promoted Guy Stanke to vice president of operations, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Frank Biller. Stanke, a nine-year veteran of the casual-dining company, will oversee the day-to...
CANTON Mass. The franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo’s said it has formed a panel of health and industry experts to advise the company on adjusting the brands’ menus to prevailing health trends. Dunkin’ Brands said the...
THOUSAND OAKS Calif. Craig Hopkins has been named vice president of franchise development and real estate for Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, based here. Hopkins will be responsible for attracting franchise operators for both the 300-unit Baja...
