The world’s biggest restaurant chain, hoping to appeal to wider swaths of Americans, is working to offer more locally relevant fare, such as pulled-pork sandwiches in Indiana, bacon and white-cheddar Egg McMuffins in Chicago and cranberry-orange muffins in the Midwest.
Two hedge funds have been beefing up stakes in Indianapolis-based Noble Roman’s, a 43-year-old pizza chain with a depressed stock price and an evolving business model.
Patrons of the original Yats at East 54th Street and College Avenue probably don’t realize they’re experiencing one of the hottest concepts in restaurant franchising.
A pizza war is heating up in Indianapolis. Additional players in the new and trendy fast-fire sector are charging into the area.
A Minnesota-based investment group that for months has been waging a campaign to oust Sardar Biglari from atop Steak n Shake’s parent company weathered a resounding defeat Thursday afternoon.
The first franchise location for Punch Burger will be at 12525 Old Meridian St. in space that formerly housed When Eddie Met Salad. It’s expected to open in July.
Groveland Capital's push to oust Sardar Biglari from Steak n Shake's parent will come to a head Thursday. A prominent billionaire investor is poised to back the effort.
A franchisee that started with three Domino's stores in South Mississippi 34 years ago is buying 45 stores in Indiana from Bob Taylor, who owns more than 70 stores in the Hoosier state.
McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is stepping down as the world's biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers and transform its image.
Minneapolis-based Groveland Capital LLC has filed notice that it will seek to replace Sardar Biglari and Biglari Holdings Inc.’s other five directors with its own nominees at the company’s annual meeting.
The Circle Centre and Hamilton Town Center locations of struggling teen clothing retailer Wet Seal are among 338 stores that closed as of Wednesday.
Gary Brackett’s personal credo—be humble, be hungry and work harder than everybody else—has served him well. Now he hopes to parlay his success on the gridiron into his restaurant operations.
There’s no shortage of car washes around Indianapolis. But the owners of Prime Car Wash think the competition has missed a spot—both here and around the country.
The Indianapolis-based burger chain’s smaller annual profit resulted from an ongoing effort to increase the company’s number of franchised restaurants, with plans to open units as far away as the Middle East.
It's not clear whether the settlement Steak n Shake has reached with St. Louis-based Druco Restaurants will give the franchisee more leeway on pricing.
A dispute between one of the nation’s largest frozen yogurt chains and a local franchisee has sparked dueling lawsuits, in one of which the franchisee is seeking $33 million in damages.
The retailer had filed plans to rezone nearly an acre along East 56th Street and Keystone Avenue for a 200,000-square-foot store, which neighbors argued would bring too much traffic to the area.
Bob Kennedy has become a partner of the longtime northwest-side specialty running and walking retailer, while maintaining his ownership of a three-store chain in San Diego.
The data breach affected a dozen stores in Indiana, including four in Indianapolis and one in Carmel.
The Indianapolis-based franchisor continues to focus on offering take-and-bake pizzas in grocery stores and stand-alone locations to grow revenue.
