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Zane Tankel is embarked on a huge business expansion -- no thanks to Washington.

In this slow-growth, regulation-heavy economy, where new jobs are all but gone, Tankel’s ambition is not only welcome, but needed.

The CEO of Apple Metro anticipates hiring more than 1,000 workers at...

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Beyond economic factors, chain growth depends on leadership at corporate and at the restaurants. By David Farkas, Senior Editor -- Chain Leader, 11/25/2009 The role of a restaurant leader has become even more critical amid an economy so uncertain that few chains are willing to expand in the...

On Tuesday, February 22nd, over 500 people attended the VIP Grand Opening Event at the new Applebee's in Bedford-Stuyvesant located on Fulton Street in Restoration Plaza. The event included dedications, proclamations and a ribbon cutting ceremony by New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg and...

A few notes of thanks from the students that participated in our Chevys Fresh Mex Tortilla Making Class.

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A single mom with a toddler and a teenager to raise, Stacy Scott was an administrative assistant at Apple-Metro, a New York restaurant - management company. She dreamed about getting a big raise, and one day she asked her boss, HR director Hal Pyke, how to make her dream real. The two came up...

Zane Tankel says he has seen it all while he "flirted" with the restaurant industry for more than 20 years as an investor, owner and operator.

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