GLENDALE Calif. Michael Mendelsohn was appointed vice president of finance at IHOP Restaurants, officials announced Wednesday. Mendelsohn will lead the finance functions for the IHOP brand. He served previously as chief financial officer...
ORLANDO Fla. Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill has named Push agency of record as the casual-dining chain prepares to launch a repositioning campaign. The Orlando-based agency will be responsible for brand planning, creative content for...
TAMPA Fla. Restaurants are offering discounts and freebies as Americans scramble to file their tax returns today. In Florida, 188 McDonald's restaurants in the Tampa Bay area are offering a Big Mac or a Quarter Pounder for a penny with the...
MCLEAN Va. Casual-dining operators seeking greener pastures are flocking to view a European-born restaurant concept with radically different ideas about equipment, design and service. The concept, called Vapiano, carves a unique niche that...
Perhaps as you stroll along the boulevard one fine sunny day this spring, a person unknown to you will approach and attempt to “Culverize” you.Be not afraid. It’s only a guerrilla street team working for Culver’s ButterBurgers & Frozen Custard as...
Quick-service restaurant operators that have turned to outside firms to screen job candidates report immediate improvements in worker retention, offering relief from the segment’s notoriously high turnover. Atlanta-based Church’s...
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo started out as two dudes from Florida who met in cooking school and discovered that two can be stronger than one in the hospitality world. Each landed his first job with acclaimed chef Michelle Bernstein at...
Technology trends watcher and forecaster Daniel Burrus, of Milwaukee-based Burrus Research, is the keynote speaker at FS/TEC 2008 this week at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. He recently spoke...
Given the challenging economy, organizers of FS/TEC 2008 worked to maximize the conference experience for attendees by offering an expanded slate of experts and new program formats all aimed at “Putting the I.T. in Prof. I.T.$.”Daniel Burrus...
Mama Fu’s Asian House, an Atlanta-based, fast-casual chain with 17 locations, garnered a new corporate parent when Murphy Adams Restaurant Group, a Mama Fu’s franchisee in Austin, Texas, purchased the brand last month for an undisclosed sum. The...
