CANTON, MASS. Baskin-Robbins has taken the next step to reinvigorate its 61-year-old brand with the launch of its first TV campaign in two years. —The campaign and a commitment to roll out innovative products year-round continue...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. —Franchisees who own multiple restaurants and branches of multiple chain concepts are gaining in influence and power in the franchisee business, more than 400 attendees of the Multi-Unit Franchising Conference...
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. —Operators at the Restaurant Leadership Conference here this month addressed issues ranging from effective methods for culinary innovation to the marketing merits of Wi-Fi services to the changing ambitions of...
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. —Executives representing the three 2007 Franchise Excellence Award winners shared their formulas for success during the recent Restaurant Leadership Conference here. The award for Leadership in...
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not only good for the environment, it’s good for business, and foodservice companies are realizing huge savings by curbing their use of traditional energy sources to lower discharges of harmful carbon dioxide...
When Consumer Reports magazine crowned McDonald’s the champ in a four-way coffee taste test against rival quick-service brands last month, many in the foodservice industry knew there was more at stake than just the bragging rights to a beverage...
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill chain has been acquired by Paul Fleming Restaurants LLC in partnership with private-equity investors and members of the chain’s management. —Sparking plans for new growth after five...
LOUISVILLE Ky. In what it claims is the first quick-service ad campaign to focus on a cutback in trans-fat use, KFC is airing TV commercials that tout its switch to a new frying oil with zero grams of the heart-disease contributor. The...
HEATHROW, FLA. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc., operator or franchisor of 105 upscale restaurants, has reached a “definitive” agreement to acquire three franchised branches in Seattle, Bellevue, Wash., and Portland, Ore., for a total of $13.25...