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LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc., the parent of such restaurant brands as KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, together with the Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op LLC honored its top suppliers at the annual STAR Awards here. —Yum and...
NEW YORK —Eager investors helped a handful of restaurant companies tap the equity and bond markets in the past two months, providing a sliver of hope that the financing freeze may be thawing and investors may be warming to restaurant...
ATLANTA Multiconcept operator Focus Brands Inc. said Tuesday that Gary Bales, president of the company's Carvel chain, will take on the additional role of president of Cinnabon. Bales replaces Geoff Hill, who will become vice president of Roark...
Deals and discounts may get cash-strapped consumers through a restaurant’s door, but excellent customer service is what will keep them coming back—even after the economy improves and menu prices increase, say officials at The NPD Group.According...
With the recession putting an unprecedented squeeze on casual dining, the segment that came to life in the 1970s offering fern bars for singles is now pursuing that group’s progeny actively as it works to lure back lapsed customers. ...
ATLANTA Church’s Chicken said it would send its chief executive to three stores in Texas on Wednesday so he could distribute thousands of dollars in cash to unsuspecting customers as part of a charitable giveaway. Harsha V. Agadi, CEO of the 1,650...
IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell has signed a four-year advertising deal to become the official quick-service restaurant of the National Basketball Association, replacing longtime sponsor McDonald’s Corp.Taco Bell, based here, and the NBA announced the...
DALLAS Nation’s Restaurant News will honor six multi-unit restaurant executives with Golden Chain awards during the 50th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO, Conference to be held here at the Hilton Anatole Hotel from Oct. 4-6. The...
