Restaurants Bound to Suffer from Financial Crisis, Finds Technomic
In a recently-completed survey of consumers, Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic, Inc. found that the financial market meltdown is likely to cause a high number (74 percent) of consumers to visit both quick- and full-service restaurants less often....more
Carpet Cushion Manufacturers Build on Green Foundation - By Glenn Hasek
Carpet cushion, also known as underlayment, has been one of the greenest products available to the lodging industry for years. More than 80 percent of carpet cushion sold today is made from bonded polyurethane foam cushion (bonded or rebond). ...more
Brinker International Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) announced fiscal 2009 first quarter earnings per diluted share decreased to $0.23 from $0.34 in the prior year. Before special items and excluding Macaroni Grill, earnings per diluted share decreased to $0.20 from $0.35 in the prior year....more
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que Opens Restaurant in Greenwood, IN
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE) announced today that it opened its 173rd award-winning barbeque restaurant on October 20, 2008. The new Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que(R) restaurant is located at 8820 US 31 South in Greenwood, IN, a suburb of Indianapolis. ...more
ATF National Response Team Activated to Hereford House Fire
The National Response Team from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with ATF special agents from its Kansas City offices have entered into the investigation of a large commercial fire that occurred this morning at the Hereford House Restaurant located at 2 East 20th Street, Kansas City, Mo., at the request of the Kansas City Fire Department....more
As Uno Chicago Grill Turns 65, Its Limited-Time-Only Menu Shows There's a Season for Everything
Turning 65 probably means you have a greater appreciation of the things for all seasons, and nowhere is that more true than at Uno Chicago Grill(R). With a new limited-time-only menu for fall, the anniversary-celebrating Uno(R) is showing that seasonal ingredients are just the touch as the leaves turn and the air becomes crisper. ...more
