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Prior to co-founding the fast-casual Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, Bill Simon honed his operational skills in casual dining with the four-unit Timberline Steakhouse & Grill in Kansas. Since the first Freddy’s opened in Wichita, Kan...
ORLANDO Fla. Attendees at the annual Chain Operators Exchange conference this week said limited-time offers and tighter cost controls have helped them weather a turbulent economy for the past two years.COEX 2010, sponsored by the International...
Top-line growth continued to be a struggle for most restaurant companies in the fourth quarter, while corporate profits benefited from cost-cutting initiatives and favorable comparisons to year-ago results. Outlooks for 2010 cited more of the same...
LAKEWOOD Colo. Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. said fourth-quarter net income fell 51.3 percent from a year ago, on continuing softness in sales as well as a large deferred income tax expense. Fourth-quarter earnings totaled $2.8 million, or...
TOLEDO Ohio The 200-unit Marco’s Pizza said it plans to open 42 restaurants in Georgia in partnership with franchisee YaFei Zheng.Zheng has already opened three of those units, in Dunwoody, McDonough and Suwanee, all in the Atlanta area. The...
As more than 700 foodservice executives began to gather for FSTEC, the Foodservice Technology Conference & Showcase, restaurant operators and academics started a debate on the opportunities, challenges and future of social media tools and...
LONG BEACH Calif. Hundreds of foodservice technology professionals are assembling here this weekend for the 15th Annual FSTEC conference and showcase, which this year features insights from Forrester Research. Top agenda items will be social media...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. named Michael Jannini president and announced two other key executive appointments Wednesday.The Calabasas Hills-based casual-dining operator also promoted David Gordon to the position of chief...
