TUSTIN, Calif. Russ Bendel is stepping down as president and chief executive of the Mimi’s Cafe midscale chain at the end of August to pursue another opportunity, which he has declined to disclose until next week. Daniel Dillon, who has...
The dog days of summer are nurturing a growing number of gourmet frankfurter concepts. With names like Coney Beach and Marty D’s Deluxe Dogs and Desserts, these more upscale hot dog purveyors are capitalizing on a foodstuff already...
ATLANTA Church’s Chicken is selling 36 company-operated restaurants in Georgia, Mississippi and Arizona as part of a re-franchising strategy. The strategy calls for selling corporate stores in selected markets to franchisees as...
MT. JULIET Tenn. Sagittarius Brands Wednesday launched the first restaurant to bundle its two quick-service brands, Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen and Del Taco, and intends to follow the location with a second dual-brand outlet in the company’s...
LOS ANGELES —Votes now are being tallied to decide who among the six 2007 Golden Chain winners will receive the prestigious Operator of the Year award during the 48th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice...
NEW YORK Higher menu prices and lowered earnings expectations are in the cards for many restaurant companies, given their experiences in the second quarter and an increasingly challenging business environment. Restaurant stocks followed...
Part 1 of a two-part series: “Video surveillance in restaurants: Who’s using what technology and why”A desire to keep a tighter rein over day-to-day problems in the front- and back-of-the-house—not all of which are security related—is driving...
CHICAGO —Although beverage sales make up a large chunk of the profit in many foodservice operations, just a small fraction of resources are focused on drink promotions. Recently, a group of drink...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box has joined the stream of quick-service chains that are eying ice cream floats as a new customer draw. The regional chain's entrant, a line called Real Ice Cream Floats, features vanilla ice cream mixed with a...
