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Dawn Patrol: Denny's Largest Sole-Ownership Franchisee Enjoys Success

Not many people eat breakfast at dawn, but thousands eat breakfast everyday at Dawn’s.

LIVE: Purpose, Value Help Nick's to 25% Turnover

Nick Sarillo, owner of Crystal Lake, Illinois–based Nick’s Pizza & Pub, told Food News Media at the 2011 NRA Show in Chicago that an intense commitment to brand culture and values among his wor ...

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Nick Kokonas’ Next Big Thing

It is customary to buy tickets in advance for the opera, theater and sporting events. Now one Chicago restaurant is following suit by requiring its customers to prepay.

Chef Melissa Trimmer Talks Dessert with RMGT*

Melissa Trimmer is the new executive pastry chef at C-House, the restaurant at Affinia Chicago hotel, which is owned by Top Chef master Marcus Samuelsson.

Dawn Sweeney Gets Industry Back On Track

As soon as Dawn Sweeney joined the National Restaurant Association as president and CEO in October 2007, she was thrown into the fire and had to figure a way out.

All the World's a Stage at First & Hope

Timing is of the essence at First & Hope Supper Club in Los Angeles.

One CEO’s Big Plan for Global Seafood Trade

Last month, the Seafood Choices Alliance selected Steve Phillips, president and CEO of Phillips Foods, Inc., as a 2011 winner of its sixth annual Seafood Champions Award.