NEW YORK Ted Turner and George McKerrow Jr., brought their green tour to New York in early April, recounting the ecological steps they’ve taken at their Ted’s Montana Grill chain to several hundred restaurateurs, educators and reporters in the...
ORLANDO Fla. Another lawsuit was filed Monday against Darden Restaurants Inc. for allegedly misleading shareholders about the Red Lobster parent’s performance and outlook for the year ahead. The suit, filed in a Florida district court by...
A mother of four children, Jan O’Connor wanted to make extra cash when she applied for a waitress job at a Monical’s Pizza in Bradley, Ill. That was 27 years ago. Today she’s still a Monical’s server. “I didn’t think it would last this...
ORLANDO Fla. Darden Restaurants Inc.’s pending acquisition of Rare Hospitality International Inc. took another step toward its expected October closing as the casual-dining operator secured two new credit agreements totaling $1.9 billion to help...
ATLANTA LongHorn Steakhouse parent Rare Hospitality International Inc. has appointed Cathy D. Hampton vice president, general counsel and secretary. Previously Hampton served as vice president and assistant general counsel for EarthLink Inc., the...
Unconfirmed indicators about sales in the casual-dining sector portray January results as glum, with same-store volumes falling 1.9 percent, versus year-earlier results for that month, when comparable-restaurant volumes rose 5.5 percent over...
ATLANTA El Pollo Loco fast-casual and Charlie Brown’s steak-house chains. —Rare Hospitality International Inc. has agreed to sell its 31-unit Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse chain for $28 million to...
