Developer agrees to bring taco chain to Indianapolis
Michael House plans to open five Taco John’s restaurants in Indianapolis with an option to open 10 more for the Cheyenne, Wyoming-based fast-food franchise.
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Subway’s latest challenge: Getting out from Jared’s shadow
Subway benefited hugely from Jared Fogle's weight loss story. Now the sandwich chain needs to figure out how to prevent him from overshadowing its future.
Report: Subway pitchman to admit to child-porn charges
Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges, an Indianapolis television station reported Tuesday.
Scotty’s Dawghouse eatery to anchor Butler garage project
The concept from local restaurateur Scott Wise will occupy 6,400 square feet of space on the ground level of the parking garage under construction next to Clowes Hall.
FAST 25: Sun King Brewing Co.
Sun King has grown so much since its founding in 2009 that, at the end of 2014, it was forced to stop distributing its beer outside central Indiana because of laws limiting production capacity.
Two newcomers aim to carve out share of crowded steakhouse market
Can downtown handle a dozen high-end temples for red meat? Indianapolis already is the eighth-most carnivorous city in the country.
Subway planned to rebrand Fogle as family man before raid by FBI
Before federal investigators raided the Zionsville home of Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle on Tuesday, the company was in the midst of rebranding him to revive stagnant sales.
Subway suspends ties with spokesman Fogle after raid
“Subway and Jared Fogle have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation,” the sandwich chain said Tuesday in a written statement. The separation is jarring because the 37-year-old everyman has become a familiar face around the world.
Starbucks perking prices on some drinks by 5 to 20 cents
A small and large brewed coffee will each go up by 10 cents in most areas of the country, Starbucks says. That would bring the price of a large coffee to $2.45 in most U.S. stores.
McDonald’s localizes menus with pulled pork, bacon McMuffins
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.
Hedge funds bet on Noble Roman’s
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.
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill part of Carmel hotel development
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, a fast-growing national restaurant chain, is planning to open its first Indiana location in Carmel.
Services proliferate that provide to-your-door restaurant delivery
The online ordering and delivery sector in and around Indianapolis is on the rise, with several firms either setting up shop or expanding here, hoping to capitalize on restaurant and consumer demand.
Private equity fund buying iconic Frisch’s Big Boy chain
Frisch's Big Boy restaurants are being sold to a private equity fund, ending family ownership of a Cincinnati-based chain that dates to 1948.
DINING: Local pancake house chain delivers them fluffy and hot
Yes, I’ve driven past them many times. But only recently did I learn that the Flap-Jacks Pancake houses that dot central Indiana are a locally owned operation.
LOU’S VIEWS/DINING: What’s brewing at new dine-in movie theater?
Here’s how the Texas-based Flix, which recently opened its first Indiana location, tweaks the moviegoing mix?
Yats opening outposts as far away as Ohio, Tennessee
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.
PNC Center pitching backside as restaurant site
Retail brokers say the location, at Illinois and Maryland streets in the heart of downtown’s dining district, is sure to generate plenty of interest.
Upscale steakhouse coming to Illinois Building
Cleveland-based Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse has agreed to occupy 8,000 square feet in the building’s corner space at Illinois and Market streets, joining Giordano’s pizzeria on the ground floor.
Fast-fire pizza chains preparing to blitz Indy area
A pizza war is heating up in Indianapolis. Additional players in the new and trendy fast-fire sector are charging into the area.