Privately held Eateries Inc., parent to the Garfield’s Restaurant & Pub chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month.

Privately held Eateries Inc., parent to the Garfield’s Restaurant & Pub chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month.

Mooyah Burgers & Fries has opened its ninth location, which features a new prototype and decor, in the Dallas suburb of Watauga.

Brinker International Inc. said it has opened its first Chili’s Grill & Bar in India, which marks the multiconcept restaurant company’s 200th location outside the United States.

T.G.I. Friday’s said Friday it had requested a New York State Police criminal investigation into suspected product tampering that occurred at a unit here on Sunday, May 3, when a customer said he found a severed snake’s head in his meal.

Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill is adding more menu items to its months-old 2-for-$20 promotion, after more casual-dining competitors have stepped up their price-cutting.

Despite a net loss and a double-digit same-store sales decline in its first quarter, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. upgraded Wednesday its full-year outlook as the company expects to gain traction with cost-cutting initiatives and tax benefits later this year.

The long-brewing coffee wars reached another boiling point Tuesday with the launch of McDonald’s national advertising campaign promoting the rollout of its new espresso-based coffee line at 11,000 of its 14,000 domestic locations.

Papa John’s Pizza’s founder and chief executive, John Schnatter, is hitting the road, the airwaves and the Internet highway as part of a new ad campaign celebrating the chain’s 25th anniversary.

Burger King Corp. plans to ramp up its movie-marketing tie-ins this summer by partnering with Paramount Pictures Corp. on three films.