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CONSHOHOCKEN Pa. One of the country’s wealthiest individuals, the retired founder of a national bank, has purchased a minority stake in the 88-unit Saladworks chain and will join the executive committee of the board of directors. Vernon...
BELLINGHAM Mass. A group representing Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees in New England and New York is objecting to business deals made last year by franchisor Dunkin' Brands Inc. to sell the chain's coffee products in retail and on-site locations. ...
IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell has tied in to the release of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue with a microsite that allows visitors to become virtual photographers and shoot pictures of model Daniella Sarahyba. The site, www...
SALT LAKE CITY Sizzling Platter LLC, an 88-location operator of brands including Little Caesars, Sizzler Steakhouse and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, closed late last year on $58 million in financing to fund expansion, including the purchase of a 51...
COLUMBUS Ohio Bravo! Cucina Italiana, part of the 63-unit multiconcept Bravo Development Inc., has upgraded its seasonal menu following a research trip to Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. This change is the latest in the 36-unit chain’s move toward...
COLUMBUS Ohio Citing “excellent cost management” and overall sales growth, Bob Evans Farms Inc. reported a 7-percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter net income on a revenue gain of 7.1 percent to $449.7 million. For the quarter ended...
SEATTLE Moving to the next stage of a planned transformation to reinvigorate sales, Starbucks Coffee Corp. said it would close nearly 7,000 company-operated stores for three hours in the evening on Feb. 26 for in-store training. On the...
Asian-inspired chains are tapping appetites that have propelled that continent’s cuisines into the American consumer mainstream, though some prominent brands have shrunk in size recently or curtailed growth plans.Nonetheless, Asian menu offerings...
Like pistons on a crankshaft, there’s an interlocked choreography between airlines, hoteliers and restaurateurs driving the engine that makes the hospitality and tourism industries go.A local hotel general manager may not know the name of the...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee fans may soon smell a renewed focus on the beverages that built the global coffeehouse chain, starting with those customers who are said to be put off by the conflicting odors of breakfast sandwiches. ...