ST. LOUIS Panera Bread Co. reported a 17-percent jump in fourth-quarter profit from a year earlier on a 34.4-percent surge in revenues. The company, which operates or franchises about 1,027 namesake bakery-cafes, earned $18.9 million, or...
ATLANTA Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc., the 3,500-unit subsidiary of Triarc Cos. Inc., said Friday that it had signed development agreements during the fourth quarter of 2006 to open 51 Arby’s restaurants throughout North America. A total of 168...
GRAND RAPIDS Mich. Meritage Hospitality Group Inc., operator of about 50 franchised Wendy's quick-service restaurants and five O'Charley's casual-dining units, said Friday it settled a lawsuit filed last year against franchisor O'Charley's Inc...
MILLER PLACE N.Y. Rockelle Corp., the licensee of such quick-service brands as Chock full o'Nuts, Blimpie and Surf City Squeeze, has purchased the 80-year-old Stewart's Original Root Beer concept from Frosted Mug Holdings LLC. The purchase...
DALLAS Brinker International Inc. reported a 4.5-percent systemwide same-store sales drop for the five weeks ended Jan. 31, versus a year earlier. The result reflected a year-over-year same-store sales decrease of 4.9 percent at the company’s...
OAKVILLE Ontario Tim Hortons Inc., parent company to the mostly franchised 3,047-unit namesake chain, posted a more than four-fold increase in fourth-quarter net income from a year earlier when its profit was hurt by impairment charges and...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has scheduled a Feb. 12 rollout for Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizza, which contains layers of cheese and on a new light, flaky and buttery hand-tossed crust. The limited-time pizza is priced at $9.99 for a medium...