OVERLAND PARK KAN. Applebee’s International Inc. has hired George Williams, a former Blockbuster Inc. and ad agency executive, as chief marketing officer to replace John Cywinski, who resigned last May. — Williams...
CHATTANOOGA Tenn. The Krystal Co., operator of the namesake regional burger chain, said it has ended discussions about a possible sale of the company. None of the suitors were disclosed. Krystal announced last summer that it had retained...
ORLANDO FLA. —The six-unit Earl of Sandwich chain, based here, has hired former basketball center Sidney Green to help recruit franchisees. As the company’s new “director of non-traditional development,” Green, who retired from...
For a guy who jokes that one of his favorite sayings is, “It’s not my job!” Douglas Davis had a wide range of work roles before joining Bradley, Ill.-based Monical Pizza Corp., parent of the 57-unit Monical’s Pizza chain offering...
OVERLAND PARK KAN. Applebee’s International Inc. as the casual-dinnerhouse giant, looking to improve its flagging fortunes, this month began studying strategic alternatives that it said could include a sale of the corporation or a large...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc., based here, has signed a development agreement with Pasta Ventures LLC of McAllen, Texas, to develop three new Romano's Macaroni Grill restaurants in South Texas. Pasta Ventures, headed by hotel and...
ST. LOUIS Hardee's is breaking out the heavy artillery in the escalating quick-service breakfast wars with the rollout of the Monster Biscuit, an a.m. version of its popular Monster Thickburger oversized sandwich. The new breakfast...
DALLAS Pizza Hut Inc. on Wednesday launched a promotion that combines customer-created videos, the YouTube.com video-sharing website and some tongue-in-cheek creativity. To draw attention from YouTube's legions of fans, the 10,600-unit...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Specialty Restaurant Group LLC, operator of the American Cafe, Silver Spoon Cafe and L&N Seafood Grill casual-dining concepts, has filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. An article...
