OVERLAND PARK Kan. Applebee’s International Inc. reported higher-than-expected same-store sales results for December and the fourth quarter, prompting the company to say that its fourth-quarter, per-share earnings would be “at or slightly above”...
DENVER Quiznos has appointed former Burger King chief executive Greg Brenneman as its president and chief executive, simultaneous with his private-equity firm’s purchase of an undisclosed stake in the sandwich-shop franchisor. Brenneman...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. has awarded exclusive development rights for that country to Burger King Japan Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Tokyo-based Lotte Co. Ltd. and Revamp Corp., also based in Japan. ...
My company recently wrapped up a year of detailed research into best practices of more than 450 high-performing multiunit managers, or MUMs, across various industry segments. I’ve compiled those key learnings into a new book on multiunit...
Talk about starting at the very bottom: Michael J. Pivoney’s first job in a restaurant was sweeping the floor at a local hot dog shop. Of course, he was only a sixth-grader at the time and not the least bit interested in attaining a...
CHICAGO —The alderman who last summer proposed banning artificial trans fats from restaurant foods here has drawn fire from Mayor Richard Daley after calling for a menu labeling law that would be...
PHILADELPHIA —With bakery-cafe concepts ranking among the sales growth leaders of the industry’s commercial sector, contract foodservice players are seizing opportunities to cash in on the lack of...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza said it plans to start its 2007 promotional calendar with a value-oriented offer starting Jan. 1: Any large pie with any topping on any crust for $9.99, or the same thing with bread and a side of chicken for $19.99...
