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MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday Inc. said last month it would shutter nearly 10 percent of its domestic corporate restaurant system and book as much as $55 million in charges. —Looking to improve operating results that have...
ATLANTA Moe's Southwest Grill co-founder Matt Andrew and his partner Tony Lewis plan to open a new made-to-order pizza concept called Maddio's Pizza Joint here on New Year’s Day. Lewis said the new Maddio’s occupies a former Mama Fu’s...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell parent Yum! Brands Inc. is teaming up with online fitness services provider eFit4Me.com and University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino to help consumers make better eating and lifestyle...
JANUARYHOWARD SCHULTZ replaced JIM DONALD as president and chief executive of Seattle-based Starbucks Corp.NEAL YANOFSKY resigned as president of Richmond Heights, Mo.-based Panera Bread Co.MIKE SHUMSKY was named...
The movement to WEB-ACCESSED, CENTRALLY HOSTED BACK-OFFICE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES—including those for purchasing, inventory, production, human resources management and scheduling—gained momentum. Some operators cited as the reasons for...
GOLD & SILVER PLATECHARLIE TROTTER, the pioneering chef-owner of the fine-dining Charlie Trotter’s restaurant in Chicago, was presented with the 2008 Gold Plate award at a gala event held in Chicago in May. The award is given annually...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc., parent of the KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants brands, said it is stepping up efforts to lower its carbon footprint and operate more eco-friendly restaurants, according to the...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc., parent of the KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants brands, said it is stepping up efforts to lower its carbon footprint and operate more eco-friendly restaurants, according to the...
The past year was a political wonk’s idea of heaven as the 2008 NATIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS seemed to stretch on forever. Once the mud had settled, however, the world soon found that President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic...
