Darden’s profit off amid struggles at Olive Garden
Darden Restaurants Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 5.8% as the casual-dining company continues to face the same problems of fiscal…
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Why Starbucks Will Never Be Great Again
Here’s why your Starbucks (SBUX) barista is all smiles these days: The popular hub of latte lovers and Frappuccino sippers…
TCBY Announces New Expansion Agreement in North and South Carolina
SALT LAKE CITY (RestaurantNews.com) TCBY (www.tcby.com), the leading frozen yogurt concept, recently announced its strategic expansion agreement in North Carolina…
Quiznos Expands Convenience Growth Strategy to Great Lakes
Quiznos, one of the nation’s premier quick service restaurant (QSR) chains and pioneer of the toasted sandwich, today announced a…
Tasting Rao’s: America’s Toughest Restaurant Reservation
Trendy restaurants come and go, generating lots of media buzz and remaining impossibly crowded and difficult to get into immediately…
Famous Dave’s BBQ to Expand Internationally
Marking its first venture outside the US market, Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. announced today that it has awarded a…
Old Homestead Steakhouse Serves Up Recession-Busting Lunch
Finally, some positive news on the economic front that even Wall Street brokers can sink their teeth into: You don’t…
Chipotle Mexican Grill Shines in Sluggish Economy – Wendy’s Lags
NEW YORK, NY (RestaurantNews.com) As the global economy begins to sputter and US unemployment in the pivotal 18- to 24-year-old…
MICHELIN Guide New York City ‘Bib Gourmand’ List Swells to 114 Restaurants for 2012
NEW YORK (RestaurantNews.com) Though the full selection of the MICHELIN Guide New York City 2012 won’t be available for another…
Free Cookie Wednesdays Starts Today at Max & Erma’s
October is National Cookie Month, but Erma of Max & Erma’s just couldn’t wait any longer. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 28,…
Great American Cookies Expands Great American Patriot Program
GFG Management, LLC announced today that, due to increasing interest from potential franchisees, it has added new October online presentation…
Garfield the Cat Will be Eating Straw Hat Pizza From Now On
Straw Hat Pizza, the original California Pizza since 1959, announced today it has licensed the famous Garfield cartoon character from…
Restaurant News Bites: Fast Food Deals, Wendy’s New Burger, Popeyes New Dip’n Chick’n
The economy’s continued decline and the rise in unemployment among young adults is bringing special offers and value deals back…
You can’t reinvent the burger; you can remake it
When Wendy’s decided to remake its 42-year-old hamburger, the chain agonized over every detail. A pickle chemist was consulted. Customers…
Food products described as artisan go mainstream
In the food world, “artisan” used to mean a meticulously handcrafted product, made in small batches. No more. This week,…
PF Chang’s COO of Bistro chain heads to exit
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. is saying goodbye to the Bistro’s chief operating officer, Richard Tasman, at a time when…
Test-Driving Chipotle’s New ShopHouse Eatery
New restaurants aren’t particularly newsworthy, but this is the first concept that Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has introduced outside of…
Fast Food Facelift: Fast Casual Restaurants Thrive as Fast Food Chains Struggle
Fast food is undergoing a facelift and the doctors behind it are some of America’s most popular chefs. Celebrity chefs…
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Continues Growth in California
Armed with a refreshed menu and new prototype design, Tampa-based Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, the 213-unit franchise of family sports pubs…
The Next Zagat? A New Take on Restaurant Guides
Steve Plotnicki is one of the highest profile obsessive eaters in the food blogging world, and one of the most…
Olive Garden, Red Lobster join healthy, growing trend
As consumers increasingly ask for healthier fare, the company that operates Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants plans to cut…
Celebrity Chef Restaurants: The Rise Of The Emperor-Chefs
In September 1991, chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Todd English looked unstoppable. English had just been named the James Beard Rising…