DALLAS Brinker International Inc. said a California Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that a wage-and-hour lawsuit against the Chili’s Grill & Bar parent could not proceed as a class action because of the court’s interpretation of meal and rest break...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. said it has purchased 72 units in Iowa and Nebraska that were operated by Simmonds Restaurant Management, a franchisee of the concept since 1976. Terms were not disclosed. Simmonds remains a franchisee of the Taco...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Despite an operating profit drop of 12 percent in the United States, Yum! Brands Inc. posted a 4-percent increase in second quarter net income as “exceptional profit growth” abroad offset continued bottom-line pressures at U.S...
BATON ROUGE La. Clay Dover has been named president and chief marketing officer of the 70-unit Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers here. Dover most recently was president and chief executive of Metromedia Restaurant Group of Plano, Texas, the...
HOUSTON —The smaller economic downturn in Texas compared with the nation’s overall sluggish economy is alleviating concerns somewhat for restaurateurs in the Lone Star State. As...
Managers have told restaurant employees about customer calls of complaint or praise since the advent of the telephone, but new technology providing real-time distribution of call recordings is changing worker-coaching initiatives. “You...
ATLANTA Raving Brands is looking to put its legal woes behind it and preparing for growth while readying the launch of a new concept, said Daryl Dollinger, newly appointed president of the Atlanta-based company. ...
