RESTAURANTS

Chart House to Sell 2 Units: The Solana Beach, Calif.-based company announced it will sell its Islands and Paradise Bakery restaurant operations and refocus on its flagship Chart House eateries. The board of directors endorsed management’s recommendation to modernize, revitalize and expand the Chart House restaurant concept and to sell the other two operations, company officials said. Chart House Enterprises Inc. also intends to dispose of selected underperforming Chart House restaurants, but did not specify which locations. The company has begun preliminary discussions with, among others, Islands Restaurants, licensor of the Islands concept, regarding a proposed acquisition of the division.