Tom Wilscam was 14 when he became a soda jerk, and 25 when he became manager of his first restaurant. It was a small place, not a very busy one, located between Golden and Boulder, Colo. He worked there after graduating from college, making a...
CHICAGO —The restaurant industry never stands still, and one of its primary drivers is culinary creativity—like that exhibited by the restaurants and individuals selected by Nation’s Restaurant News as its 2007 MenuMasters Award...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc. increased by $500 million the amount of common stock it can purchase during the next 12 months under its share repurchase program, the company said Thursday. The move follows prior share repurchase authorizations...
NEW YORK Wendy’s International would not exempt the chain from a new law requiring that its restaurants here post calorie content information directly on menus and menu boards. But similar efforts by White Castle just might work because of their...
Two little words—“in China”—deleted from a franchising law could make a big difference between profits or perils for American restaurant chains that have yet to open in the world’s fastest-growing economy. The recent sigh of...
ATLANTA El Pollo Loco fast-casual and Charlie Brown’s steak-house chains. —Rare Hospitality International Inc. has agreed to sell its 31-unit Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse chain for $28 million to...
DUBLIN, OHIO Wendy’s International Inc. has added two senior vice presidents to its management team, one to lead the newly formed Innovation and Strategy Group and the other to manage the brand’s supply chain. ...
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. ...
DALLAS —The seafood segment, long dominated by casual-dining and fine-dining formats and recently appearing to trend up-market along with the soaring cost of fish, is seeing innovation from fast...
COLUMBUS Ohio Citing winter weather that negatively affected sales throughout much of the company's operating markets, Bob Evans Farms Inc. said year-over-year, same-store sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 23 declined 0.7 percent at its Bob...
