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Good Times buys Bad Daddy’s

 By Peter Romeo and Bianca N. Herron on Apr. 28, 2015

After two years as a licensee and investor, Good Times is bringing the casual burger group in-house as a growth vehicle.

IHOP reaches into 7-Eleven for new president

 Apr. 30, 2015

Darren Rebelez will assume control of the family restaurant chain from Julia Stewart.

Workforce

Learning to assess people

By Patricia Cobe on May 04, 2015

“The biggest mistakes I’ve made are people mistakes,” Brolick told Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association in front of a packed audience at the Restaurant Leadership Conference.

Rich Melman on failure

May 05, 2015

The Chicago concept creator was honored Monday night with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the James Beard Foundation. While accepting the award, he spoke of the unavoidability of mistakes and the importance of rebounding quickly.

Food

6 previews of the future from James Beard nominees

By Patricia Cobe on May 06, 2015

Among the trends they foresee is eliminating the disparity in pay between front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house employees.

This week’s head-spinning moments: 6 overlooked wows from McD’s turnaround plan

By Peter Romeo on May 08, 2015

In some ways, there were actually three plans packed with different levels of CEO Steve Easterbrook. Some of the possibilities he raised could have been missed, but shouldn’t be.

Chipotle draws shareholder activism

May 11, 2015

A New York City official who oversees billions in institutional investments wants to change the company’s bylaws to make board challenges easier. The objective is promoting diversity, environmental responsibility and more reasonable pay, says Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Panera names Drew Madsen president

May 11, 2015

The former Darden president will oversee Panera’s core cafe business.

A rare closing for Houston’s

May 12, 2015

The much-admired chain says neither sales nor rent issues prompted it to shut the store in Metairie, Louisiana.

Workforce

Handbook don’ts

By Peter Romeo on May 14, 2015

The National Labor Relations Board is recommending that business owners review their employee handbooks before it lands them in trouble.

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