20 Chicago restaurants become Guaranteed Green

The Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op (www.buygreenchicago.org) today announced the first wave of success for Guaranteed Green, a new program that helps Chicago-area diners identify and support local restaurants that have taken significant, verifiable steps toward protecting the environment. ...more

Building Lifetime Customer Value and Brand Advocacy in the Hospitality Industry

Learn how Best-in-Class organizations outshine their peers in the tracking of loyalty satisfaction across all channels. ...more

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data Reflects Change and Activity from February 14, 2010 to June 14, 2010

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

New Research Helps Restaurateurs Optimize Operational Performance

2010 edition of Restaurant Industry Operations Report contains detailed data on typical operating costs and line items ...more

CEC Entertainment Announces Chief Financial Officer Resignation

CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CEC) today announced that Christopher D. Morris, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will be leaving the Company on or about July 16, 2010 to pursue another business opportunity. ...more

Darden Restaurants Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Diluted Net Earnings Per Share; Increases Quarterly Dividend by 28 Percent

In the fourth quarter, diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations decreased 7% to 81 cents, versus 87 cents in the prior year, which included an additional fiscal week. The additional fiscal week contributed approximately six cents of diluted net earnings per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. ...more

CKE Restaurants®, Inc. Reports Period Five Same-Store Sales

CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) announced today period five company-operated same-store sales for the period ended June 14, 2010, for Carl’s Jr.® and Hardee’s®. ...more

CKE Restaurants® Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

Operating income was $20.1 million, or 4.6% of total revenue, compared to $29.7 million, or 6.6% of revenue, in the same quarter of the prior year. ...more

Yummly Launches World's First Semantic Search Platform for Food and Recipes

Offers a Better Way to Find, Organize, Customize, and Share Recipes With Intelligent Search Across More Than 500,000 of the Best Recipes Online ...more

Chipotle Reaches 1,000 Restaurant Milestone

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), the national chain of burrito restaurants, opened its 1,000th restaurant today. ...more

Zagat Releases Latest Chicago Restaurants Survey

Dining Frequency Hits an All-Time Low Since '02, but Surveyors Are Finding Better Deals ...more