Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, a former executive of Avon Products, will become the next chief executive officer of Outback Steakhouse's parent company, and instantly becomes one of the Tampa Bay area's leading businesswomen. ...more

November 4, 2009

Tampa's own OSI Restaurant Partners will continue as title sponsor of the Outback Bowl for four more years. ...more

May 14, 2009

Tim Gannon's goal when he created the first menu 21 years ago for Outback Steakhouse was to offer an affordable steak experience that fit somewhere between Bennigan's on the lower end of the casual dining scale and Morton's on the top end. ...more

March 19, 2009

OSI Clarifies Consultant Use OSI Restaurant Partners, the parent of Outback Steakhouse, on Thursday said it has not retained a restructuring adviser, contrary to a national media report. ...more

March 13, 2009

Facing massive losses, Outback Steakhouse's parent company is pushing back against the recession by introducing a low-priced menu, planning a major advertising blitz and slashing costs. ...more

February 27, 2009

Facing massive losses, Outback Steakhouse's parent company is pushing back against the recession by introducing a low-priced menu, planning a major advertising blitz and slashing costs. ...more

February 24, 2009

Facing massive losses, Outback Steakhouse's parent company is pushing back against the recession by introducing a new-low priced menu, planning a major advertising blitz and slashing its costs. ...more

February 23, 2009

Some bright spots punctuated the gallows humor running through a convention of shopping center executives today: A few pizza restaurants, dental practices and discount retailers are expanding aggressively in the Tampa Bay area. Those with plans to grow took the spotlight during the gathering of shopping center owners, retail real estate brokers and retailers at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Rocky Point. The sponsor was the International Council of Shopping Centers. ...more

February 3, 2009

When Ben Novello first stepped into Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, he got the same rush he felt upon entering his first Outback Steakhouse years earlier. ...more

December 9, 2008

Outback Steakhouse's parent company, OSI Restaurant Partners, posted a huge loss of nearly $177 million in its second quarter, much of it related to a reduction in the company's value, but also triggered by a steep drop in restaurant sales. ...more

August 16, 2008