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OKLAHOMA CITY On the heels of aggressive refranchising, Sonic Corp. reported this week double-digit decreases in fourth-quarter revenue and net income that were largely tied to the sell-off of stores and falling sales. For the quarter ended Aug...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. reported double-digit declines in both revenue and profit for its fiscal 2010 first quarter, mainly because of one-time items and a reduced number of restaurants from the sale of the Romano’s Macaroni Grill chain...
ATLANTA Michael J. Coles, the founder of Great American Cookie Co. and the former chief executive of Caribou Coffee, has become a franchisee of Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries, a six-unit fast-casual chain based in Ocean City, Md. Coles said...
NEW YORK As third-quarter earnings season begins this week with some of the largest restaurant companies reporting results, including McDonald’s, Brinker International and Chipotle, analysts are expecting slow sales and profits that are driven by...
They say what goes around, comes around, and casual-dining chains are working to make that true.After years of losing customer traffic to less expensive quick-service and fast-casual competitors, many of whom stole consumers by unveiling more...
DALLAS —Industry executives gathered here to share best practices during the 50th Annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference made it clear they are relying on innovation to fuel their own...
DALLAS Bruegger’s Bagels, took top honors at the recent Nation’s Restaurant News’ Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference here, earning this year’s Operator of the Year award. —James Greco...
LOUISVILLE KY. Yum! Brands Inc., based here, fresh from reporting an 18-percent, year-to-year jump in third-quarter profit on the strength of its overseas operations, said the fourth quarter will be particularly hard for its U.S. business as sales...
LOS ANGELES —The mobile vending craze is switching into a new gear: franchising. As consumers continue their infatuation with gourmet fare on wheels, some mobile vendors are working to roll...
MAITLAND Fla. Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q has plunged into the world of social media and networking with memberships at, and new activities tied to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn, officials said.The 128-unit, Maitland-based family-dining...
