Juicy, half-pound burgers are the cornerstone of the menu at Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, the chain owned by Plano, Texas-based Metromedia Restaurant Group, but don’t bother asking for one “medium-rare.” Like many restaurant...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. The nine-unit El Paso Grill & Bar-B-Que chain has entered into a joint venture with Glimcher Ventures Southwest to expand the restaurant barbecue concept in a deal valued at as much as $50 million. El Paso Bar-B-Que is held...
GRAND RAPIDS Mich. A group representing 90 Dairy Queen franchisees in Michigan has sued franchisor American Dairy Queen over a requirement that they convert their stores to either a DQ Grill & Chill or a DQ/Orange Julius format as a condition of...
MIAMI Burger King may start buying tomatoes from areas other than southwestern Florida to avoid paying the additional penny-a-pound charge that a farm workers advocacy group there is pressing on quick-service chains, the Associated Press reported...
BOSTON UFood Grill, the nine-unit fast-casual chain led by veteran concept developer George Naddaff, has signed George Foreman as its spokesman, franchisor UFood Restaurant Group Inc. said Tuesday. Under the restaurant company’s deal with...
LOS ANGELES —January is typically a month filled with meal deals and discount promotions, but pricing experts are predicting that operators in all segments will be focused on value at least through...
ROSEVILLE MINN. —In an attempt to attract new, younger customers and defend its family-dining territories against encroaching bakery-cafe chains, Denver-based Vicorp Inc. is testing a fast-casual...
If you can’t remember who Bad Andy was, you’re probably the type of person who can’t recall The Mad Dr. Cravin.Perhaps you remember the Noid. If not, you can easily find the Noid—seemingly a cult classic—on numerous websites.All three are...
Even as point-of-sale technology saves chains more money and time with such centralized administrative functions as automated systemwide menu price adjustments, the trend toward decentralized transaction management is helping operators improve...
CANTON Mass. Dunkin’ Donuts is using the Milky Way and M&M’s brand names to call attention to two of its three new chocolate menu choices. The additions consist of a Milky Way Hot Chocolate, an M&M’s Donut and a Triple Chocolate Muffin.The...
