INTERNATIONAL REPORT Restaurant brands of all sizes turned Thursday into a charge abroad, with no fewer than four chains disclosing deals to open franchises in areas ranging from Brazil (KFC) to Poland (Starbucks). The Middle East...
MIAMI Benihana Inc. has named Juan C. Garcia as president of the Japanese-restaurant operator and franchisor, effective April 2. He would succeed Joel A. Schwartz, who remains chairman and chief executive. Garcia currently serves as senior...
HARRISBURG Pa. Restaurateurs and other business operators in Pennsylvania have assailed Gov. Ed Rendell's plan to levy a payroll tax to fund state-subsidized health insurance. Rendell said he wants to impose the tax on some 100,000...
