Rainwater Grill Names Ian Friedman New Executive Chef
Rainwater Grill, an All-American dining and entertainment spot located in the heart of Hastings, NY, has named Ian Friedman its…
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Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Heads to Illinois
Business partners, Dan Sommerfeld and Scott Steffens, are set to open the first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Illinois this May,…
Straw Hat Pizza to Honor Heroes During May
Popular Pizza Brand to Honor Our Heroes: Military Personnel, Police Officers, Fire Fighters & Emergency Medical Technicians to Receive 25%…
Restaurant Industry Outlook Gained Strength in March as Same-Store Sales, Customer Traffic Levels Continued to Improve
Bolstered by solid improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the outlook for the restaurant industry continued to strengthen…
J. Alexander’s Reports Results for First Quarter of 2011 Fiscal Year
J. Alexander’s Corporation has reported operating results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2011. A summary of the first quarter…
Benihana Inc. Reports Fifteenth Consecutive Period of Sales Growth
Benihana Inc., operator of the nation’s largest chain of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants, today reported total restaurant sales and…
Sonic Corp. Sales Trends Accelerate in Third Quarter
Sonic Corp., the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that its system-wide same-store sales have increased by an…
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. has reported unaudited financial results for its first quarter ended March 27, 2011. Highlights for the…
Pizza Patron Takes Aim at Mainstream Audience for the First Time
Starting April 18th, Pizza Patrón, the nation’s number one Latin pizza brand, launched a media campaign that reflects recent shifts…
Johnny Rockets Opens Third Sacramento-Area Location
Located in the heart of the growing trade-area of Folsom, California, Johnny Rockets opened the chain’s third restaurant in Sacramento…
Soaring food costs trigger menu price increases
The cost to produce everything from entrees to side salads is cutting into already thin-profit margins at restaurants feeling the…
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Celebrates 300th Location
Known for real fruit smoothies and specialty sandwiches, wraps and flatbreads with an island twist, Tropical Smoothie Café is excited…
HuHot Mongolian Grill To Crowd-source New Sauce Name with Facebook Contest
HuHot Mongolian Grill is holding a contest to let its Facebook fans decide the name for this summer’s Sauce of…
Furr’s Fresh Buffet to Open in Spring, Texas
Furr’s Fresh Buffet, the new restaurant concept developed by owners of the beloved Furr’s restaurant chain based in Dallas, announced…
Red Robin Raises Record-Breaking $744,000 during National Tip-A-Cop Events to Support Special Olympics
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and law enforcement officers in cities across the country raised a record-breaking $744,000 during national in-restaurant…
Buzztime and Buffalo Wild Wings Enter Into Master Services Agreement
National Sports Grill and Bar Dedicated to Using Buzztime’s Restaurant Entertainment and Marketing Platform in its 750 U.S. Restaurants CARLSBAD,…
BRIO Tuscan Grille Opens Second Las Vegas Location
BRIO Tuscan Grille, a BRAVO | BRIO Restaurant Group concept, opened its second Las Vegas Location today at Tivoli Village.…
Announcing the Tossed Fourth Annual National Salad Contest: Your Chance to Raise the Salad Bar
Tossed, home of garden fresh salads, crepe wraps and sandwiches, today announced its Fourth Annual National Salad Contest, giving Tossed…
Huddle House Promotes Longtime General Counsel to Chief Administrative Officer
Huddle House has announced the promotion of its longtime general counsel, Claudia Levitas, to the role of chief administrative officer.…
Restaurant News Bites: OpenTable, Carl’s Jr., Spicy Pickle
Aaron Allen is a independent restaurant consultant who’s worked with over 1,000 different companies, and he’s recently released a report…
Starbucks Passes Burger King, Wendy’s for No. 3 Spot
Starbucks, just a few years ago a flailing company closing hundreds of locations, has become the No. 3 restaurant chain…
Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries to Open in Alabama
Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries, a Maryland-based fast casual chain with development deals signed for Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Florida,…