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TGI Fridays CEO to Step Down

by Katie Lee May 22, 2023

Dallas — Ray Blanchette, chief executive officer of TGI Fridays, is stepping down. Rohit Manocha, chairman of the board and co-founder of TriArtisan Capital Advisors, will be assuming Blanchette’s responsibilities in the interim. The TGI Fridays executive team will report directly to Manocha. Blanchette led TGI Fridays for the past 5 years, managing the company through a successful turnaround that included both national and global growth as well as through the turbulent impacts around the COVID-19 pandemic. TriArtisan is the lead investor in TGI Fridays with extensive holdings in the …

May 22, 2023

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P.F. Chang’s Reopens Atlantic City Location as New Flagship Restaurant

by Katie Lee May 31, 2022

Scottsdale, Ariz. — On May 29, P.F. Chang’s reopened its Atlantic City, N.J., location as an upgraded flagship restaurant. After 3 months of extensive renovations, the long-established Atlantic City location reopens as P.F. Chang’s first flagship restaurant on the East Coast — and third in the country. P.F. Chang’s newest flagship restaurant at 2801 N. Pacific Ave. originally opened in 2004. The 6,137-square-foot space, which spans two floors and seats 186 guests, underwent an extensive renovation, resulting in significant upgrades to design, décor and ambiance. “P.F. Chang’s prides itself in …

May 31, 2022

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Change In The Air

by Katie Lee November 4, 2021

— Interview with Tana Davila — Upgrades to P.F. Chang’s ambiance, design and decor drive traffic and sales — even during the pandemic. This month [September 2021], P.F. Chang’s opened a new flagship in Hawaii, following a 6-month renovation to upgrade its design, decor and ambiance to flagship level. The new look is part of P.F. Chang’s overall brand refresh currently underway. The company is on track to refresh all U.S. restaurants by the end of next year. Editor Katie Lee recently interviewed P.F. Chang’s marketing chief, Tana Davila, …

November 4, 2021

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P.F. Chang’s Launches Flagship Location in Hawaii

by Katie Lee September 8, 2021

Scottsdale, Ariz. — P.F. Chang’s has opened its Royal Hawaiian location as an upgraded flagship restaurant. The Honolulu dining destination was the focus of significant investment recently completing a 6-month renovation, resulting in significant upgrades to design, décor and ambiance at the 10,000-square-foot site. The new flagship at 2201 Kalakaua Ave. opened on September 7. “P.F. Chang’s prides itself in offering an immersive Asian dining experience, and this new flagship location allows us to do so in a distinctly differentiated way,” says Tana Davila, chief marketing officer at P.F. Chang’s. …

September 8, 2021

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P.F. Chang’s Expands Off-Premise Dining Concept with New Location in New York City

by Katie Lee September 3, 2021

New York City — Newmark Retail has signed a 2,230-square-foot lease at 885 Eighth Ave. for the newest P.F. Chang’s To Go. This marks the fifth such lease in the city in the past 18 months as P.F. Chang’s expands its off-premise dining concept throughout the country. P.F Chang’s began to grow its new To Go concept in 2019, before the pandemic, and has strategically continued openings throughout 2020 and into 2021. Open P.F. Chang’s To Go locations in New York City include 240 West 40th St., 630 Third Ave., …

September 3, 2021

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P.F. Chang’s Launches To Go Concept in New York Market

by Katie Lee October 19, 2020

Scottsdale, Ariz. — As consumers across the country seek dining options to fit their changing habits, P.F. Chang’s is expanding its P.F. Chang’s To Go concept, which is now launching in New York. Now open as of October 19 at 240 W. 40th in New York City, the location marks the first of three P.F. Chang’s To Go openings in New York over the coming weeks. It follows three other openings in Chicago, which launched earlier in 2020. These new restaurant additions will allow more guests to experience P.F. Chang’s …

October 19, 2020