To that long list polite society says you can’t pick—like your nose, in-laws or neighbors—add the sickly, sticky stranger dining at the table next to you.Three couples of old friends were celebrating a wife’s birthday...
One of America’s wealthiest men recently became a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee, but the franchisor had relatively little to do with the deal. Instead, an outside company that the chain’s franchisees use to...
Being concentrated in different parts of the country, with different-sized chains and following different franchising philosophies, Lenny’s Sub Shops, Firehouse Subs and Silver Mine Subs don’t have to...
On July 1 the world of restaurant franchising will change in a big way. That’s the day the Federal Trade Commission will begin enforcing a rule change that governs the amount of detail franchisors must disclose in...
Nino Catuogno glides through his dining room with the confidence of a chorus line dancer on a familiar stage, fielding phone reservations, greeting guests and correcting errant plate presentations and server miscues...
Stewart O’Nan, a novelist who specializes in working-class despair, hope and endurance, is attracting high critical praise for “Last Night at the Red Lobster.” The sad comic tale deals with one Manny...
DESTIN FLA. —Last year, Tropical Smoothie Cafe declared June 21 the first annual National Flip Flop Day, a celebration of summer, flip flops and fun. This year, the 260...
Marc Malnati, chief executive of Lou Malnati’s, a 28-unit Chicago-based pizza icon founded by his late father more than 30 years ago, enjoys opening restaurants in historic buildings. Several of the company’s full...
Tired of the day-to-day grind of running a restaurant and barely breaking even, chef-owner Sharon Deitz of Bees Knees in Morrisville, Vt., was about to call it quits on her five-year-old restaurant when loyal fans of...
Foodservice franchising is losing some of its sizzle, according to recent research that shows fewer new franchisors are entering the restaurant industry.After nearly half a century of being a favored business model...