ORLANDO Fla. Donatos Pizza has closed its remaining seven company-owned restaurants here after closing four last October. Donatos made the decision in part because the cost of running them was too high, company president Jane Grote Abell told the...
Rates of turnover among chief executives and in such leadership slots as president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer are on the rise in foodservice recently, and the economic environment is getting the blame—and in some cases...
Agrowing number of quick-service and fast-casual operators, looking to push guest counts up, are offering customers more opportunities to sit down.Schlotzsky’s, Papa John’s Pizza, Ruby Tuesday’s formerly fast-casual Wok Hay concept and Sizzler are...
It’s a tough time to be running a pizza restaurant, but it shouldn’t be that way, according to market research firm The NPD Group.While traffic at quick-service pizza chains has been sluggish for some time, the category remains top of mind for...
The Midwest’s restaurateurs, foodservice workers and diners, along with farmers there who were struggling to grow precious corn and soybean crops, scrambled this month to salvage property and farm fields inundated by a monumental flooding disaster...
SAN DIEGO As gas prices hover at or near record highs, an increasing number of restaurants are trying to drive traffic by offering customers relief in the form of free drinks or food. On June 26, the 2,100-unit Jack in the Box is giving...
NEW ORLEANS Raving Brands Inc. of Atlanta said today it has completed the sale of its 48-unit PJ’s Coffee division to New Orleans Roast LLC and New Orleans Brew LLC of Louisiana. Terms of the deal, first announced in March, were not...
NEW YORK NexCen Brands Inc., parent of Maggie Moo's and other quick-service brands, said it has entered into an agreement with its lender that gives it short-term access to cash in order to continue operating as it works on restructuring the terms...
CALABASAS HILLS Calif. The Cheesecake Factory Inc. said it has assigned responsibility for day-to-day operations of its flagship casual-dining brand to David Gordon, a former regional vice president for West Coast operations. Gordon’s...
