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ORLANDO Fla. Burger King Corp.’s new Whopper Bar brand extension, which opened at Universal CityWalk here March 10, provides a smaller footprint and more limited menu than traditional units, a cost-effective package that the company hopes will...
Several restaurant companies are discounting their inclusion on the Moody’s Investors Services’ “Bottom Rung” list, which designated firms the debt rating agency says hold the highest risk of default.Moody’s released its Bottom Rung list March 10...
NEW YORK Casual-dining chains should close a net of 1,200 locations, or about 7 percent of the segment’s capacity, to restore a supply and demand equilibrium with restaurant consumers, said John Glass, a securities analyst at Morgan Stanley. ...
VANCOUVER Wash. Steve Figliola has been named vice president of business development for the Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza chain, officials said Wednesday. The appointment is an expansion of Vancouver, Wash.-based parent Papa Murphy...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. promoted William Mitchell to president of its U.S. division, as seven-year company veteran Bill Van Epps resigned the post to pursue other interests. Mitchell will be responsible for leading...
NORCROSS Ga. Steak-Out Char-Broiled Delivery has added grilled scallops to the menu for Lent, joining several other chains from a variety of segments that have added seafood or promoted existing items in recent weeks. The special entree or...
Restaurant site selection methodologies are changing and technology is playing a key role in the evolution. “The old way was to go out in the field with a map from AAA with sticky dots,” said Andy Verostek, market planning analyst for...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc., parent of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Long John Silver’s and A&W brands, said Friday it had opened its first green restaurant, which it hopes will garner the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or...
NEWPORT BEACH Calif. “You don’t bring a microwaved wienie to a chili dog fight.” That’s the latest marketing taunt from Wienerschnitzel – the self-proclaimed “world’s largest” pup-in-bun chain – as it campaigns to build store traffic and...
