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Sister-brand IHOP continues push to recover pre-pandemic comparable sales

Councilman Reggie Gaffney announces run for Florida Senate Currently, the Jacksonville native is a two-term council member, local business owner, and founder and president of a non-profit. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 7/15/2021 8:46:56 PM Updated: 11:52 PM EDT July 15, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Councilman Reggie Gaffney announced his candidacy for Florida State Senate District 6 Thursday evening. Currently, the Jacksonville native i...

OPINION OPINION | TOM DILLARD: A brief investigation of three lives by Tom Dillard | Today at 1:53 a.m. I keep a physical file of interesting historical tidbits, a sort of catch-all folder in which I keep copies of old quotable letters, advertisements, perhaps some photos, and especially newspaper clippings. After 50 years of doing research in local newspapers--called "community diaries" by historian Michael B. Dougan--my tidbits file is bulging. It is clear I will never write full columns on a...

Rick Mullaney is a political analyst for News4Jax and provides commentary on law, policy and government at the local, state and federal level. He regularly appears on The Morning Show, evening news broadcasts, This Week in Jacksonville and special programming during elections and breaking news.

A perfect storm of rising oil costs, supply chain issues and labor shortages is driving some restaurants to put prices up, as inflation surges to its highest level in 13 years.

Jobs announcement showcases Daniel Davis ahead of expected Jacksonville mayoral bid Daniel Davis is not running for Mayor ... yet. In Northeast Florida, the mosaic of the 2023 mayoral picture continues to take shape. Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce CEO  Daniel Davis has been on hand for many endorsement events and business development announcements over the years, but Thursday was in the new context of his expected entry into the mayoral race. Despite polling at just 6% in the only public p...

Former CFO Thomas Song resigned in December Dine Brands Global Inc. has named Vance Chang its chief financial officer, effective June 14, 2021, the parent company of IHOP and Applebee’s neighborhood Grill & Bar, said Wednesday. It also has named Allison Hall, who has served as interim CFO since January following the December resignation of Thomas Song, as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Photo: Vance Chang, chief financial officer at Dine Brands Global Inc. Vance...

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“Americans, now that they are increasingly vaccinated, with capacity restrictions being lifted across the country, with good weather, with a strong economy, people are returning to restaurants,” he told Nation’s Restaurant News after the earnings call. “And its because they want to gather and celebrate community and literally hug each other again, because we havent done that for 13 months.” He also said Dine Brands was still shopping for another concept. Peyton told investors that the...

Print The higher prices that food makers have been warning about for months have hit U.S. grocery carts. Seafood prices are up 18.7%, on average, in the 13-week period that ended April 24, while baked goods such as doughnuts and rolls cost about 7.5% more than in the same period last year, new data from NielsenIQ show. In fact, 50 of the 52 categories tracked by the data provider are more expensive than a year ago, with only butter and milk holding essentially flat while everything around them ...