Eater

How Restaurants Prepare for VIPs

In 2013, the scourge of entitled Yelpers reached its peak when a man invented the “ReviewerCard” — a black credit card that allowed reviewers to have a “lifetime of upgrades” by scaring businesses ...
Eater

Ryan Quast on VIPs, Figure Eights and the Beast of a Restaurant That is Mastro’s Ocean Club

Ryan “Q” Quast is absolutely loving Malibu. After a stint with Mastro’s in Chicago, the laid-back GM of Mastro’s Ocean Club now gets to enjoy an ocean view from his office. Not that it’s all fun and ...
Zawya

Mexico's Alsea cleared to buy Walmex's Vips restaurant chain

MEXICO CITY, May 5 (Reuters) - Mexican restaurant operator Alsea ALSEA.MX said on Monday it received regulatory approval to purchase retailer Walmex&aposs Vips restaurant chain, with the deal set to ...
Wall Street Journal

Wal-Mart's Mexico Unit Sells Restaurant Chain for $626 Million

MEXICO CITY—Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB is selling its Vips restaurant chain to Mexican restaurant operator Alsea SAB for 8.20 billion Mexican pesos ($626 million), allowing Walmex to focus on other retail ...
The Korea Times

TGI Friday's, VIPS losing customers' favor

TGI Friday's and VIPS, major family restaurant chains operated by conglomerates, face bleak business prospects amid failed marketing strategies still targeting family dining instead of the ...