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TAMPA Fla. OSI Restaurant Partners Inc. filed with regulators detailed terms of its pending billion-dollar-plus buyout, which will include debt financing of $2.7 billion and cash or equity contributions totaling about $1 billion. The going...
RICHMOND Va. Virginia’s House of Delegates has approved a bill that would require restaurants that allow smoking to place a sign at the entrance publicizing the policy. The measure also would eliminate the legal obligation for operators to...
AMHERST Mass. In an attempt to better compete with other upscale universities and colleges for student admissions in the northeast, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently unveiled the Berkshire Dining Commons, a brand-new foodservice...
VANCOUVER Wash. The Burgerville quick-service chain said it has now buying the eggs for its breakfast menu from a Washington State producer that does not keep its chickens in cages or use feed that contains animal matter. The birds are also...
MIAMI Burger King said it will add a breakfast menu of 10 items priced at $1 each on Feb. 19. The rollout is believed to be the first shift of the dollar menu, one of the quick-service sector’s most effective traffic-builders at lunch and dinner...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants has named Anne Blumenstein, a former Jack in the Box executive, as vice president of regional marketing and media for its Carl's Jr. brand. Blumenstein replaces Renae Scott, who left CKE last year. She...
ATLANTA Multi-brand franchisor Raving Brands is tweaking its fast-casual salads concept to focus on a new line of grilled toppings, including salmon and sirloin steak. The update includes renaming the brand, from Doc Green’s Gourmet Salads to Doc...
When actress Julia Roberts portrayed fictional restaurant critic Julianne Potter in the 1997 film, “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” every breath and bite she took led the restaurant staff to tremble.The unmitigated power and unbridled influence of one...
When consumers watch the nightly news and learn about a food safety problem related to restaurants, the immediate reaction of many viewers may be to avoid the implicated businesses in the coming days and weeks.Operators who have experienced such...