100 YEARSFrank Grisanti Restaurants, Memphis, Tenn.Schuler’s Restaurant & Pub, Marshall, Mich.90 YEARSA&W, Louisville, Ky.Lamb’s Grill Café, Salt Lake CityRegas Restaurant, Knoxville, Tenn.80 YEARS5 Point Café, Seattle75 YEARSCarvel...
Even though restaurateurs and their customers felt the pressure to save more and spend less this past year, both groups maintained their appetites for giving money and donating time to charitable causes. Philanthropic activity in the restaurant...
The desire to appease the public’s growing environmental consciousness and reduce costs prompted operators to embrace eco-friendly practices in 2009.• Ted’s Montana Grill, the Atlanta-based, 57-unit dinnerhouse chain co-founded by media mogul and...
MENU ADDITIONSRECESSION FARE Hardee’s rolled out a Fried Bologna Biscuit sandwich with American cheese and folded eggs for $1.89 and for $3.59 as part of a combo meal with Hash Rounds. Owned by Carpinteria, Calif.-based CKE...
ADSDomino’s began the year with two effective and timely TV commercials starring its chief executive, David Brandon. In his screen debut, Brandon burned a cease-and-desist letter from competitor Subway, who formally requested that Domino’s stop...
While the coffee wars continued to boil throughout the year, the ever-popular java returned to its average-Joe roots but with some upscale appeal.Starbucks wrestled with falling sales as recession-battered consumers cut spending. At the same time...
