Realizing that it could not only rely on menu price hikes to protect margins from rising product costs, casual-dining operator Parasole Restaurant Holdings said it consolidated its vendor list for significant direct and indirect savings...

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Bill Allen departs the role, but will remain as a consultant to the company that operates the Outback Steakhouse chain

Positive same-store sales and a growing sense of optimism brought the restaurant industry’s performance in November to its highest level in five months, according to a monthly report from the National Restaurant Association...

Fazoli’s rebuilding project of the past several years has come to fruition, and the brand expects to end the year with its 18th consecutive month of positive same-store sales growth, chief executive Carl Howard said...

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