Village Inn

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2022

A.m. specialists young and old are enlivening the morning market in a push for younger, more affluent patrons. Grab a breakfast cocktail and read how.

Operations

Village Inn opens inside Granite City under new co-branding arrangement

By Joe Guszkowski on May 20, 2022

Parent BBQ Holdings hopes the pairing will generate more revenue from the same box. The location also features an updated look and menu for Village Inn.

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Financing

Famous Dave’s parent is buying Bakers Square for the pies

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 25, 2021

BBQ Holdings is acquiring the family dining chain, along with bigger sister company Village Inn, in part to add its pies to its barbecue chain’s menu.

Financing

Famous Dave’s parent is buying Village Inn and Bakers Square

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 25, 2021

BBQ Holdings, which also owns Granite City Food and Brewery, said it plans to buy the two family-dining chains that emerged from bankruptcy last year for $13.5 million.

Food

Beef, breakfast and dessert rule the top 10 LTOs

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 13, 2020

Consumers are most likely to purchase familiar favorites in 2020.

Financing

Village Inn’s parent company is selling 34 restaurants to franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 22, 2020

American Blue Ribbon Holdings, which declared bankruptcy in January, is selling the restaurants in a pair of deals, citing “liquidity constraints.”

Financing

Bakers Square, Village Inn owner files for bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 27, 2020

American Blue Ribbon Holdings closed 33 locations as it continues to lose money.

Financing

Restaurant chains have no room for error

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 27, 2020

Bankruptcy filings by Bar Louie, Krystal and American Blue Ribbon all reflect the industry’s competitive and operational challenges, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership