- Table Turns
Vince Runco was named chief executive officer of Plano, Texas-based Metromedia Restaurant Group and president of its casual-dining division, succeeding Jeff Moody , who left the company. Runco previously served as executive vice president of COO for the casual-dining division. … Kim Ellis (r.) joined Panda Restaurant Group, Rosemead, Calif., ......
- Table Turns
The Herbfarm in Woodinville, Wash., appointed Keith Luce its executive chef succeeding Jerry Traunfeld , who left after 17 years to open his own restaurant next year in Seattle. Luce had been executive chef at Cosentino Winery, Yountville, Calif. … The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena ......
- New WMS, RFID perk up Seattle's Best Coffee
Founded in 1970, Seattle's Best Coffee supplies coffee blends to coffee houses as well as to some 12,000 wholesale distribution points that serve retail outlets and restaurants. It was acquired in 1998 by AFC Enterprises, which also owns Cinnabon, Church's Chicken, and Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits. In April of this ......
- A New Brew
Coffee long has been the standard postscript to a meal, punctuating the conclusion of extravagant dinners and quick lunch breaks alike. With consumers more coffee-conscious than ever, operators find that brewing methods are important not only to the taste of the coffee but also as a means of distinguishing their ......
- Organic To Go Acquires Jackrabbit Catering.
Opens Fifth Seattle-area Cafe at Swedish Medical Center SEATTLE SEATTLE -- Organic To Go (OTCBB: SPHG), the nation's first fast casual cafe chain to be certified as an organic retailer, has acquired Jackrabbit, a Seattle-based catering company. Terms of the purchase, which closed March 9, were not disclosed. Jackrabbit has ......
- Living together, but not married
Baja-style Mexican food meets familiar seafaring cuisine at a new co-branded concept featuring two Northwestern chains. Sixty-five-unit Taco del Mar, based in Seattle, and Skippers Seafood & Chowder, a 77-unit chain headquartered in Edmonds, Wash., opened their first joint restaurant in mid-August in Eugene, Ore. "We feel like it's going ......
- Available For Acquisition; 58 -- Eating & DrinkingPlaces; CAFE TYPE EATERY.
Brand new buildout restaurant space right near the Orlando International Airport. Great for catering to business travelers and Orlando locals. Ideal for an owner that might have catering contacts in the area or wants a restaurant location in this hot and new area. Equipment is all brand new. Current restaurant ......