Palm steak chain readies Palm Bar and Grill upstart

Nation's Restaurant News,  Nov 5, 2007  

Tags: Palm Inc.

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WASHINGTON -- Palm Management Group, owner and operator of 29 luxury steakhouses, plans to debut a more casual concept called Palm Bar and Grill in an as-yet-undisclosed airport location by the middle of next year.

Bruce Bozzi Jr., executive vice president of the company, said the Palm's secondary concept would feature lighter fare, quicker service and a lower price point than the flagship chain, The Palm. The new concept also would feature music and "a bar experience," Bozzi said.

Palm chairman, chief executive and co-owner Wally Ganzi Jr. said the privately owned company also has been crafting international expansion plans and is scouting locations across Europe. The Palm plans to open its first international outlet in the Mayfair section of London next year, and other target cities include Paris; Madrid, Spain; and Milan, Italy.

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