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Juicy, half-pound burgers are the cornerstone of the menu at Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, the chain owned by Plano, Texas-based Metromedia Restaurant Group, but don’t bother asking for one “medium-rare.” Like many restaurant...
As eco-friendly practices take center stage at a growing number of restaurant businesses, Todd Mann, senior vice president of business development for the National Restaurant Association, and his group spend more time advising...
What you spend your time on is who you are.Last year we interviewed more than 500 high-performing multiunit managers, or MUMs, across 28 different chains. While each one approached his or her business differently, they all had three things in...
GAITHERSBURG MD. Sodexho USA, the North American arm of Paris-based contract foodservice conglomerate Sodexho Alliance, launched this month a companywide sustainability initiative intended to help employees, clients and customers become more...
BRIDGETON MO. Metromedia Restaurant Group to do the same kind of upgrades elsewhere in the 358-unit Ponderosa and Bonanza buffet-steak chains. —A dramatic sales rebound at a remodeled...
David Groll’s passion for culinary endeavors runs deep. Even after more than 40 years of experience in the field of product development, he still relishes the small moments of creativity. “The stove is my piano,” he says, “and I play it every day...
Noah Rothbaum is a New York-based journalist whose work has appeared in as diverse publications as O, The Oprah Magazine, Fortune Small Business and Food Arts. His latest book is “The Business of Spirits,” in which he explores at length the...
With a soaring economy that is helping to create a huge middle class and an enduring friendship with the United States, India is emerging as the new China for American restaurant brands eager to expand in Asia.Given India’s status as the plan-et’s...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. The nine-unit El Paso Grill & Bar-B-Que chain has entered into a joint venture with Glimcher Ventures Southwest to expand the restaurant barbecue concept in a deal valued at as much as $50 million. El Paso Bar-B-Que is held...
MIAMI King Corp. said it has hired former Sony BMG Music human resources executive Robert Perkins as vice president inclusion and talent management. In the newly created position, Perkins will oversee the burger chain’s internal and...