Darden closes in on Smokey Bones sale (BizJournals) Darden Restaurants Inc. has agreed to exclusively negotiate the terms of a purchase agreement for its 73-restaurant Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain with an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners for a 30-day period. If a satisfactory agreement is not reached at the end of 30 days, Darden may resume discussions with others who have submitted acquisition proposals. (DRI)...more...Darden closes in on Smokey Bones sale (Orlando Business Journal) Darden Restaurants Inc. has agreed to exclusively negotiate the terms of a purchase agreement for its 73-restaurant Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain with an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners for a 30-day period. (DRI)...more... Merriman will open Kauai restaurants (Pacific Business News) Chef Peter Merriman will take his brand of Hawaii Regional Cuisine to Kauai, with two new restaurants set for Kukuiula Village, a shopping center scheduled to open in Koloa early in 2009....more... |