NEW YORK Marble Slab Creamery Inc., a 336-unit system, and MaggieMoo’s International LLC, whose franchise system has 184 units, to consolidate the No. 2 and No. 3 brands, respectively, in the premium hand-dipped ice cream category under one owner...
HYDE PARK N.Y. —Given the popularity of television cooking shows and chef competitions, The Culinary Institute of America is throwing its toque in the reality TV arena. For the first time in its 60-year history, the CIA, based...
Elizabeth “Liz” Sanchez swept the 2006 regional sales awards for Chevys Fresh Mex, the 104-unit casual-dining chain that belongs to Cyprus, Calif.-based Real Mex Restaurants Inc. Sanchez, director of the East Bay region for Chevys in...
As cooking fats go, the ones from poultry have both a rich tradition and a rich taste.From duck fat used in confit to schmaltz, rendered poultry fats are maintaining fans even in a culinary landscape populated with dietary concerns. ...
OVERLAND PARK KAN. Applebee’s International Inc. has hired George Williams, a former Blockbuster Inc. and ad agency executive, as chief marketing officer to replace John Cywinski, who resigned last May. — Williams...
CHATTANOOGA Tenn. The Krystal Co., operator of the namesake regional burger chain, said it has ended discussions about a possible sale of the company. None of the suitors were disclosed. Krystal announced last summer that it had retained...
ORLANDO FLA. —The six-unit Earl of Sandwich chain, based here, has hired former basketball center Sidney Green to help recruit franchisees. As the company’s new “director of non-traditional development,” Green, who retired from...
For a guy who jokes that one of his favorite sayings is, “It’s not my job!” Douglas Davis had a wide range of work roles before joining Bradley, Ill.-based Monical Pizza Corp., parent of the 57-unit Monical’s Pizza chain offering...
OVERLAND PARK KAN. Applebee’s International Inc. as the casual-dinnerhouse giant, looking to improve its flagging fortunes, this month began studying strategic alternatives that it said could include a sale of the corporation or a large...
