Frisch's profit up slightly in 2nd-Q

CINCINNATI Frisch’s Restaurants Inc., the operator of Big Boy and Golden Corral restaurants, said Tuesday its second-quarter net income increased 2.2 percent, despite a dip in sales, as interest expenses and income taxes were reduced from year-earlier levels.

For the quarter ended Dec. 16, earnings totaled $2.21 million, or 43 cents per share, compared with year-earlier earnings of $2.17 million, or 41 cents per share. Revenues slipped 0.2 percent in the latest