CKE to refranchise 200 Hardee's stores
Apr 10, 2007
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. plans to sell more than 200 Hardee's units in the Midwest and Southeast to franchisees and emphasize development in the chain's core markets. Andrew Puzder, CKE's president and chief executive, said...
Pizza Inn names director of ops
Apr 10, 2007
THE COLONY Texas Pizza Inn Inc. has named Bo Czyz as director of operations, a new position for the 361-unit pizza chain. Czyz most recently was an area director for Applebee's International Inc. and previously had worked at Pizza Hut."Bo...
Expanding California chains defy bar-and-grill slowdown
Expanding California chains defy bar-and-grill slowdown
Apr 09, 2007
...
Getting an online look into the nation’s busiest restaurants can be addictive
Getting an online look into the nation’s busiest restaurants can be addictive
Apr 09, 2007
It took about six months—from last spring to the NCAA football bowl games in January—for me to turn into a hardcore YouTube.com junkie. Not being...
Papa John's names Sarah Lee veteran as vp of R&D
Apr 09, 2007
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International Inc. has hired longtime Sara Lee veteran Derek Walker as vice president of R&D/Quality Management. He was Pizza Hut’s business and new-product development manager before his 10-year stint with Sarah Lee. ...
Chain reps call for more E. coli tests on produce
Chain reps call for more E. coli tests on produce
Apr 09, 2007
MONTEREY CALIF. —Mindful of recurrent illness outbreaks linked to vegetables and fruits, executives of major chains that met here late last month complained about the slow pace of reforms and called...
Bombay Talkie retains employees by rewarding performance
Bombay Talkie retains employees by rewarding performance
Apr 09, 2007
Pay matters, says Sunitha Ramaiah, owner of Bombay Talkie, a sleek New York City restaurant that serves contemporary Indian food. Now in its third year, Bombay Talkie has retained about 85 percent of its original two-dozen employees. Ramaiah...
Insist that your servers and managers use more than ‘suggestive selling’ to build sales and profits
Insist that your servers and managers use more than ‘suggestive selling’ to build sales and profits
Apr 09, 2007
There’s much more to building sales than merely training servers to “suggestively sell.”Spotless operations and great service are but two examples that come to mind. Yet many operators overlook both the obvious and hidden daily opportunities they...
Tumbleweed’s sales spike after CEO vows to field complaints personally
Tumbleweed’s sales spike after CEO vows to field complaints personally
Apr 09, 2007
LOUISVILLE KY. —If double-digit increases in same-store sales are any indication, 59-unit Tumble-weed Southwest Grill is finding success in its new twist on relationship building: chief executive...
Foodservice consultant Andrew Young dies
Apr 09, 2007
NEW YORK International foodservice consultant and restaurant operator Andrew Young died when a small airplane he was traveling in crashed during a thunderstorm in eastern Maryland. Young, who was 51, was on his way to Pinehurst, N.C., with friends...
Load More