The owner of Gifts and Convenience, a shop in the downtown Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel, is the new franchisee for the mall cookie and desert shop, which closed early this year after a lawsuit from the landlord.
The commercial openings are part of the $1 billion Anson development, led by Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp.
The Canada-based coffee and doughnut chain had plans for at least five Indianapolis-area locations, but it already plans to shut down the first one after only a few months in operation.
The Iowa-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants has more than 70 stores in 14 states.
The Indianapolis-based restaurant chain saw declining customer traffic and sales in the first quarter.
The smoothie and restaurant chain plans to open two stores in Hamilton County in 2019. The franchisee is targeting Carmel and Fishers.
After peppering the nation with thousands of locations, closely held Subway is retrenching in the United States while adding more stores in international markets.
The establishment, located in the space formerly occupied by Mass Ave Toys, occupies 7,500 square feet over two levels—a bar and full-service restaurant on the main floor, and a second bar in the basement.
A franchisee has filed suit against Indianapolis-based Steak n Shake in an effort to raise its menu prices because it says all of its restaurants are losing money.
After resigning on March 30 amid personnel issues at the high-profile eatery on East 16th Street, chef Braedon Kellner has returned to the kitchen with a stake in the business, according to one of its founders.
The NFL partnership has been strained since Papa John’s founder John Schnatter slammed the league in November, saying that declining ratings had hurt sales. He also said that Commissioner Roger Goodell mishandled the national anthem controversy.
Intense demand for chicken wings from a growing roster of retailers drove up prices last year. Restaurateurs like Buffalo Wild Wings are relieved that supply has normalized again, just in time for the Super Bowl.
A franchisee has agreed to open five locations in the metropolitan area, with the first expected to begin operating in August, in the former Fox & Hound space on the city’s northeast side.
Roark Capital is likely to focus first on improving Buffalo Wild Wings’ food and operations, which should be easy fixes for a firm that experienced in the restaurant industry, an analyst said.
The owners of a 16-year-old pizza and sandwich eatery in Carmel say the massive U.S. 31 reconstruction project “gutted” their business, leaving them with no choice but to close.
Third-quarter revenue and customer traffic also declined for the Indianapolis-based restaurant chain.
If Noble Roman’s Craft Pizza & Pub takes off, the company might franchise dozens of restaurants across the state.
The internet juggernaut spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market as much as 43 percent.
Apple American Group, which owns about 20 Applebee’s franchises in the Indianapolis area, said its restaurants won’t be among those being shut down by DineEquity Inc.
Dunkin' Donuts said it won't make a decision on whether it will change its name until late next year, when it expects to start redesigning stores.
