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This is how the CEO of Giordano’s measures the success of his restaurants
Yorgo Koutsogiorgas doesn't look at revenue when seeing which locations are doing well.
Applebee’s teams with DoorDash on deliveries
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar has joined with DoorDash to offer deliveries of its meals.
The restaurant chain is connecting the partnership to the start of the 2018 football season, offering free delivery nationwide every Monday starting today and running through Dec. 24 where DoorDash is available.
All orders of more than $25 will be free of delivery fees for the first three Mondays of the offer. That threshold increases to $30 for the remaining dates.
The deal follows Applebee's having…
Clothing retailer, boba tea shop coming to Country Club Plaza
Two more businesses are joining Country Club Plaza, the retail center that's added several tenants since getting new ownership in 2014.
Japanese dessert trend comes to Waikiki with new café at Royal Hawaiian Center
A new dessert shop will open this week in the Paina Lanai food court at the Royal Hawaiian Center.
Kokoro Café, the first business venture for husband and wife co-owners Gil and Lisa Ann Shin, will specialize in a local take on Taiyaki Ice Cream, a Japanese dessert trend that serves up ice cream in fish-shaped waffle cones. The trend became popular in the states in 2016, partly due to NYC-based Taiyaki.
The Waikiki café, however, will sell one of four ice cream flavors in a shaka-shaped waffle…
Another electric scooter service will hit the streets of KC
Another dock-free electric scooter service is ready to hit the streets of Kansas City.
San Francisco-based Lime is debuting its service locally Tuesday, about two months after Bird Rides Inc.'s scooters rolled out in Kansas City.
Just like Bird, Lime charges $1 to unlock the scooter and then 15 cents for every minute thereafter. To ride the electric scooter, Lime patrons must download the app and then scan the QR code on the scooter or manually input the 6-digit vehicle code. Each scooter is…
Briefcase: Boulder lands another healthy chain, energy organization rebrands
A weekly roundup of business awards, deals, openings and more.
She’s got a plan to make Honest Tea a billion dollar brand
When Honest Tea was established in 1998, the goal was simple: Create a healthy, organic drink with sustainability and transparency at the core of the business.
Two decades later, that hasn’t changed. But the market has — and the company needs to keep up.
That’s why the Maryland-based beverage maker is repositioning itself as a “health and wellness megabrand,” beyond the tea it’s best known for, said General Manager Clare Koller. Her mission? Make sure customers know its teas, kids juices,…
Deal of the Week: Local favorite branches out with coffee shop
The project had the “softest of soft openings” to make sure the coffee shop got everything right, from brewing to atmosphere.
Feast Portland set to launch as foodies invade the Rose City
Thousands of chefs, food writers and culinary enthusiasts in general are set to land locally this week for the seventh rendition of Feast Portland.
The festivities, launched by Mike Thelin and Carrie Welch in 2012, gathers gourmet and locavore food champions in an array of locales, including restaurants, private homes and public spots, and shines a spotlight on quality eats and beverages. It regularly attracts noted national chefs.
The festival has donated nearly $400,000 to hunger-fighting groups…
Photos: Sneak peek of Uptown Park’s Flower Child
Nearly a year after news surfaced that an outpost of Flower Child was heading to Houston, the eatery from Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts will soon debut in the Galleria area.
Flower Child will officially open Sept. 12 at 1101 Uptown Park Blvd. #C-6, inside Edens Investment Trust’s Uptown Park shopping center, and Houston Business Journal got a sneak peek of the much-anticipated eatery at a soft opening event. Click through the slideshow above to see photos of the restaurant.
The concept…