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ATLANTA Church’s Chicken said it has launched two advertising platforms to interact with young, urban consumers. In addition to offering coupons via text message in a promotion called Be Heard, Church’s also will target a more multicultural...
Along with whatever else they remember about dining out this year, many consumers may recall 2009 as the year colorful, kinetic and ear-grabbing multimedia programming replaced innocuous background music in their favorite foodservice establishment...
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DALLAS Brinker International Inc. posted a loss in its second quarter, compared with a year-ago profit, as it took a hit from falling sales and charges related to the sale of its Romano's Macaroni Grill brand. For the quarter ended Dec...
ANN ARBOR Mich. If two chains’ combative marketing campaigns are a sign of things to come this year, restaurant industry segment leaders may be in for more than a little friendly competition. Last night Domino’s Pizza debuted during Fox’s ...
Looking to improve sales despite the poor economy, many restaurant companies are overhauling their training and development programs in a bid to boost employee productivity. From unveiling new Web-based and intranet programs to rolling out...
Casual-dining bellwethers Brinker International Inc. and Darden Restaurants Inc. this week will provide outlooks for the year ahead amid a worsening picture for many chains in the segment. While the entire restaurant industry suffers...
DALLAS Chili’s Grill & Bar said Wednesday it has opened its first restaurant in El Salvador, which brings the number of countries with Chili's locations to 26. The new, 237-seat restaurant in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, is operated by...
DALLAS Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, an 80-unit quick-service chain, said it has appointed Lee Evans to the position of vice president-controller. Evans, a certified public accountant, most recently was vice president of...
Since the start of the new year, several restaurant companies have begun to change their marketing strategies, with new campaigns or new advertising agencies, to counteract what has been plaguing the industry for more than a year — the...
