Life imitates the comics
Nov 1, 2006
A new chain, Dagwood Sandwich Shoppes LLC, will open its first location at the Coral Landing Shopping Center in Palm Harbor, Fla...
Business CASUAL
Oct 1, 2006, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Lifestyle centers have been a whopping success in no small part due to the popularity of their dining offerings. Today, developers are rushing to build more of these restaurant-heavy properties...
On The Brink?
Nov 1, 2005, By Meg Richards
Chili's Grill & Restaurant is hot. Other Brinker International Inc. chains are not. So what is the No. 2 restaurant company doing to assure growth? Culling...
Roy's Franchisee Triggers Rebirth
Jun 1, 2005, By David Koch
Like one of Roy Roger's famous songs, the franchise that bears his name is back in the saddle again. It's hard work bringing back to life a chain that...
Hungry for New Restaurants
May 1, 2005, By James Murdock
Parlez vous Franais? Oui? Good, because it could be the new language of shopping center restaurant cuisine. French bashing, so popular just a short time...
What's Hot in Ice Cream?
May 1, 2005, By Bob Hirschfeld
On an unusually cold spring evening, chilled customers queued up on New York's 42nd Street to pay $5 or more for a Cold Stone Creamery ice cream confection....
Setting The Menu
Feb 1, 2004, By Joy Armstrong
Restaurants and retail complement one another like a fine red wine and a juicy steak. Just ask any mall owner who has watched droves of stuffed customers...
COSI A CASUAL DINING CASUALTY?
May 1, 2003, Curt Hazlett
Like a latte whose foam has gone flat, the once-hot Cosi caf chain has lost some of its flavor. From its opening in 1996, the New York-based eatery drew...
Outback comes to Manhattan
Jun 10, 2002, —staff and wire reports
Outback Steakhouse franchisees Forrest and Kimberly Smith are bringing the popular Orlando-based restaurant chain to Manhattan. The Smiths recently opened...
Restaurant Woos Guests in Tropical Oasis
Jun 1, 1999, Elaine DeSimone,
Themed restaurants have been touted for their striking interior designs, entertainment elements and destination appeal. But they also have been criticized...
