Caribou Coffee Inc. said growth along its three major lines of business — coffeehouses, franchise revenue and consumer packaged goods — drove a 12.5-percent increase in net income for the third quarter ended Oct. 2...

One day before McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. announced its acquisition by Landry’s Inc., chain officials reported a loss for the third quarter, even as improving trends in September indicated that revitalization...

McDonald’s Corp. global same-store sales rose 5.5 percent in October, fueled by the chain’s popular Monopoly promotion and featured products in the United States and strong performances in its international markets...

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Landry’s Inc. in a tender-merger deal valued at $131.6 million, the companies said Tuesday...

Terms of the deal for the largest Pizza Hut franchisee not disclosed

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd., the Minneapolis-based operator of 26 namesake casual-dining restaurants, has agreed to acquire the assets of seven Cadillac Ranch All American Bar & Grill restaurants for $9 million...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the parties that received a phone message from Cracker Barrel's chairman...

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is scheduled to open a smaller fast-casual concept later this month called Red Robin Burger Works, the company said Thursday...