As the competition heats up in a challenging economy, one pizza chain has offered a simple thank you–in written form–to its guests. And the program has been helpful in boosting sales.Gatti’s Pizza of Austin, Texas, kicked off 2008 with a...
NEW YORK Ted Turner and George McKerrow Jr., brought their green tour to New York in early April, recounting the ecological steps they’ve taken at their Ted’s Montana Grill chain to several hundred restaurateurs, educators and reporters in the...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. officially introduced its Cheesy Bacon BK Wrapper breakfast sandwich on Wednesday. The new item features eggs, bacon, hash browns, American cheese and a smoky cheese sauce wrapped together in a flour tortilla. The...
ORLANDO Fla. Another lawsuit was filed Monday against Darden Restaurants Inc. for allegedly misleading shareholders about the Red Lobster parent’s performance and outlook for the year ahead. The suit, filed in a Florida district court by...
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has rolled out a Caribbean Kreme doughnut and Chiller for a limited time. The doughnut is filled with a combination of mango, pineapple and passion fruit flavors and topped with white icing and a shortcake...
GRAPEVINE TEXAS —The educational program of the foodservice industry’s leading technology conference, FS/TEC, will run here April 16-19 and cover issues as diverse as “Putting the ‘Green’ in IT” and “Digital Menu Boards & Mobile...
More chains are augmenting traditional advertising media by using innovative digital channels to reach particular kinds of core users through new targeted-marketing efforts. Wendy’s International has conducted two digital campaigns to...
DESTIN FLA. —Last year, Tropical Smoothie Cafe declared June 21 the first annual National Flip Flop Day, a celebration of summer, flip flops and fun. This year, the 260-unit fast-casual chain is...
Stewart O’Nan, a novelist who specializes in working-class despair, hope and endurance, is attracting high critical praise for “Last Night at the Red Lobster.” The sad comic tale deals with one Manny DeLeon, a Red Lobster general...
DALLAS Pizza Hut this week expanded its delivery menu to include pasta, making the segment leader the first of the pizza sector’s largest brands to do so. —Amid sluggish sales and sharply...
