Claim Jumper

The parent of the Claim Jumper restaurant chain said it would ask a court to reverse the certification of an employee lawsuit as a class action because most of the assistant kitchen managers included as co-plaintiffs don't want to take part.

The chocolate chip has matured since its birth in 1933 when it was merely known as a cookie ingredient. Now the sweet morsels are used to dot a variety of desserts.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.