DUBLIN OHIO —“The beginning of the problem really was when Gordon Teter died.” So says restaurant securities analyst Joe Buckley of Bear Stearns in New York, referring to the late...

With coffee category growth architect Howard Schultz again chief barista at Starbucks Corp., brand strategists say that company and its espresso-driven challenger McDonald’s both must address evolving taste trends to maintain or...

The influence of family can be a powerful motivator, but it was particularly important in the case of Warren Kingsbury, a new franchisee with Peter Piper Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz. He recently signed up to open five Peter Piper...

Juicy, half-pound burgers are the cornerstone of the menu at Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, the chain owned by Plano, Texas-based Metromedia Restaurant Group, but don’t bother asking for one “medium-rare.” Like many restaurant...

As eco-friendly practices take center stage at a growing number of restaurant businesses, Todd Mann, senior vice president of business development for the National Restaurant Association, and his group spend more time advising...

What you spend your time on is who you are.Last year we interviewed more than 500 high-performing multiunit managers, or MUMs, across 28 different chains. While each one approached his or her business differently, they all had three things in...

GAITHERSBURG MD. Sodexho USA, the North American arm of Paris-based contract foodservice conglomerate Sodexho Alliance, launched this month a companywide sustainability initiative intended to help employees, clients and customers become more...

BRIDGETON MO. Metromedia Restaurant Group to do the same kind of upgrades elsewhere in the 358-unit Ponderosa and Bonanza buffet-steak chains. —A dramatic sales rebound at a remodeled...