For us PR geeks, there’s still nothing quite like landing a perfect media placement. Here are some of the most recent and notable headlines from Linhart PR clients:
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Farm-to-table goes large-scale
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Boulder Weekly
July 7, 2011
“Pearl Street’s restaurant scene is well-known for its farm-to-table mentality, which centers on produce brought to restaurants from nearby farms to ensure freshness, while supporting the local farming community.”
Read the full storyNew Red Robin CEO Steve Carley finds favor with investors and analysts
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Denver Post
June 6, 2011
“Nine months on the job, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ new chief executive is winning over investors and analysts. Earnings are up, expenses down, and the 452-store gourmet hamburger chain is beginning to turn around years of lackluster financial performance.”
Read the full storyLocal man named Red Robin’s “Chief Burger Officer”
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Tacoma KOMO
May 27, 2011
“Today in titles you didn’t know existed: a Spanaway man has secured the honorory title of “Chief Burger Officer” to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, the restaurant chain announced Friday. Michael Morrison was selected of a pool of 7,200 applicants who were apparently clamoring to fill the inaugural position in honor of May being National Burger Month.”
Read the full storyRed Robin finds recipe for an endless love
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Chicago Tribune
May 19, 2011
“It was a bizarre sight for someone who knew little about food: a fried egg on a burger. This awkward 14-year-old kid, whose dining outer limit was mustard on hot dogs, was struck dumb by the novel concept.”
Read the full storyMenuMasters 2011: Old Chicago Pizza & Pasta
Old Chicago Restaurants
Nation’s Restaurant News
May 16, 2011
“A menu overhaul is a lot like exercise: It requires change, serious work and not everybody likes it. Mike Thom knew that going into an overdue overhaul at Old Chicago Pizza & Pasta in 2010. But the 100-unit chain’s director of culinary research and development was confident that, just like working out, the outcome would yield a trimmer, fitter and newly invigorated lineup.”
Read the full storyRed Robin selects their brand new CBO – Chief Burger Officer
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
KUSA 9News
May 5, 2011
“The search has ended. Red Robin and its Chief Executive Officer, Steve Carley, have found their first-ever Chief Burger Officer (CBO) after an intense search for the position that took place in honor of National Hamburger Month in May.”
Read the full story10 Best Family Restaurants 2011
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Parents Magazine
April 2011
“It makes healthy food fun. Red Robin serves its new kids’ grilled chicken on Popsicle sticks, tosses a few colorful tortilla strips on top of the kids’ side salad, and makes its baby carrots more exciting with ranch dip.”
Read the full storyAmerica’s Next Great Restaurant contestant Eric Powell has a Colorado-based backup plan
Old Chicago Restaurants
Westword Cafe Society
March 14, 2011
“Last night on America’s Next Great Restaurant, fast-casual restaurateur hopefuls designed their logos, hired chefs and cooked for a crowd of 1,000, competing against each other in a challenge that mimicked a fast-casual lunch rush. And hometown investor Steve Ells, along with cohorts Lorena Garcia, Curtis Stone and Bobby Flay, dished out some tough advice, railing on either the logo or food created by each of the competition’s contestants.”
Read the full storyPizza chains experiment with unusual toppings
Old Chicago Restaurants
Nation’s Restaurant News
March 7, 2011
“Old Chicago, a chain based in the Boulder, Colo., suburb of Louisville and specializing in deep-dish pizza, started experimenting with artisan-style pizza two years ago. ”
Read the full storyRed Robin on strategy behind loyalty program
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
Nation’s Restaurant News
February 28, 2011
“Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ new loyalty program is about more than just building frequency, said chief marketing officer Susan Lintonsmith.”
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