ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 22, 2008 - On December 17th, the new Bonefish Grill restaurant located at 5062 4th Street North in St. Petersburg, opened its doors to friends and supporters of Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance for Heineken with a Heart, a social event sponsored by Bonefish Grill, SafeCall and…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 22, 2008 - 10:27 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/—The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on Kentucky-based Yum! Brands, the parent company of the Long John Silver’s restaurant chain, to investigate a complaint reported to the Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization involving distribution of religious literature in…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 19, 2008 - 08:59 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2008 - Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach $566 billion in 2009, with the industry employing 13 million individuals in 945,000 restaurant-and-foodservice outlets nationwide, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast released today. The Forecast projects that while overall restaurant industry sales will…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 19, 2008 - 05:25 PM
DALLAS, Dec. 19, 2008 - Yesterday, Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) and Mac Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, closed the previously announced transaction for the sale of a majority interest in Romano’s Macaroni Grill. “We greatly appreciate the hard work, patience and tenacity our respective teams…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 19, 2008 - 02:35 PM
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 18, 2008 - Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today reported sales and diluted net earnings per share for the second quarter ended November 23, 2008. In the second quarter, diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were 42 cents, an increase of 40%, versus 30 cents in…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 18, 2008 - 10:38 PM
TIGARD, Ore., Dec. 18, 2008 - Casual, comfort flavor cues will be driving restaurant trends in 2009, predicts Flavor & The Menu magazine, in its annual selection of Top 10 Flavor Trends. Consulting with a team of restaurant industry experts, Flavor & The Menu’s editors forecast, among other menu trends,…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 18, 2008 - 02:49 PM
BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2008 - Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation, operator and franchisor of Uno Chicago Grill restaurants, will host a conference call for interested investors, analysts and portfolio managers on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 11:00 AM (EST) to discuss its financial results for fiscal year ended September 28, 2008. …
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Comments • Posted on Dec 17, 2008 - 04:17 AM
MOSCOW, December 16, 2008 - The leading quick-service restaurant chain ROSTIK’S KFC announced the opening of its 100th QSR franchise restaurant in the city of Ufa in Russia. ROSTIK’S KFC - is a strategic alliance formed in 2005 between Rostik Group and Yum! Brands. It has already grown to…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 16, 2008 - 03:40 PM
NEW YORK, December 15, 2008 - - Jacques Ouari introduces the Parisian quirk of drinking wine from baby bottles to Manhattan Manhattan restaurateur Jacques Ouari is giving New Yorkers a cause to celebrate this holiday season with La Cave des Fondus [20 Prince Street, New York City, +1-212-966-5073].…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 15, 2008 - 09:13 AM
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2008 - In response to a lawsuit filed by Outten & Golden, restaurateur Tom Colicchio has issued the following statement: In 20+ years of operating restaurants, while employing nearly 1,000 employees, neither Tom Colicchio nor any of his restaurants—Craft, Craftbar and all the restaurants that make…
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Comments • Posted on Dec 13, 2008 - 02:31 PM