NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. —Wienerschnitzel has put pastrami back on its menu in response to customer demand, according to the 350-unit chain. Wienerschnitzel last served pastrami in 2005, and it...
Brian Riendeau, vice president of government and community affairs for Yum! Brands Inc., doesn’t mind working long hours.The length of his workdays varies, depending on whether he’s traveling or staying near Yum’s Louisville, Ky., headquarters...
DURHAM, N.C. —A molecular scientist is trying to jolt people into adding more caffeine to their diets—not from coffee, but from baked goods he is infusing with 100 milligrams of the stuff, the...
DALLAS Chili’s Grill & Bar, is growing another restaurant chain, but his initial plan with this one is to defy one of the multiunit field’s basic tenets: standardization. —Larry Lavine, founder of Lavine opened Red’s...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. The top executives of Applebee’s International Inc. will be paid 2006 bonuses based on achieving only 43.6 percent of their performance targets for the year, the casual-dining powerhouse disclosed today in a securities filing...
MINNEAPOLIS Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the coffeehouse segment’s No. 2 operator, has hired operations and human resources veteran Roz Mallet as its new president and chief operating officer. ...
Ippei Japanese Bistro7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Ste. 1090. (480) 585-7770. www.ippeijapanesebistro.com . Seats: 149. Cuisine: Japanese izakaya. Specialties...
Unconfirmed indicators about sales in the casual-dining sector portray January results as glum, with same-store volumes falling 1.9 percent, versus year-earlier results for that month, when comparable-restaurant volumes rose 5.5 percent over...
For many operators, sandwiches are a menu cornerstone. It’s a category that has consistent consumer demand and offers opportunity for innovation. As a result, the number of new sandwiches introduced onto chain menus has grown steadily. To fulfill...
