Village Inn

Ned Lidvall tapped to head O’Charley’s

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 22, 2015

The longtime industry veteran assumes day-to-day responsibilities from American Blue Ribbon CEO Hazem Ouf.

Longtime breakfast specialists try new tricks to capture p.m. sales

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 13, 2015

Serving the morning meal is last decade’s news (or older) to sister concepts Village Inn and Bakers Square. Instead, they’re trying the allure of customization and upscale item.

Ruth’s Chris sends cease and desist to pop-up Indian steakhouse run by David Chang

Sep. 03, 2015

The parody pop-up, originally named Ruth Krishna’s Tandoori Steakhouse, is rebranding as Randy Krishna’s.

Beverage

How 3 restaurants let customers craft their own cocktails

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jan. 19, 2016

The new drink trend is toward “build-your-own” cocktails where the guest is presented with the option of choosing drink ingredients from several categories.

Max & Erma’s shuts 13 units

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 19, 2016

Parent company American Blue Ribbon Holdings says a revitalization for the remaining restaurants will be announced next week.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

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.

2017 Top 500: Family Style

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

While some of the legacy brands (such as IHOP and Bob Evans) saw declines, Technomic Chief Insights Officer Darren Tristano expects breakfast-and-lunch concepts to keep growing.