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RICHMOND HEIGHTS Mo. Escalating wheat costs, along with higher labor and interest expenses, hurt Panera Bread Co.'s profits for its first quarter ended March 25, the company reported. Earnings fell 17 percent to $12.4 million, or 41 cents...
ATLANTA Arby’s sandwiches do all the talking in a new TV spot targeting budget-conscious consumers with Arby’s Doublers, a deal that consists of two roast beef sandwiches with cheese for $2 or two chicken sandwiches for $3. ...
One of America’s wealthiest men recently became a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee, but the franchisor had relatively little to do with the deal. Instead, an outside company that the chain’s franchisees use to help them sell their units...
NEW YORK New York State Restaurant Association appeals a federal judge’s ruling that would enact a controversial calorie-posting regulation here, a growing number of food-service operators are revamping their menus and finding that the information...
The jalapeño has come a long way since crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. Long a staple ingredient of traditional Mexican cuisine, the spicy, thick green chile—which turns red when ripened and becomes the popular chipotle when dried and...
ARNOLD DOMINGUEZ: DEL TACOArnold Dominguez knows it’s going to be another one of those doom-and-gloom staff meetings when the person in charge of purchasing opens by saying, “Please don’t shoot the messenger….” Invariably of late...
ArdentSpirits.com , a website devoted to cocktail education and appreciation, offers subscriptions to its Weekly Worldwide Bartender Bulletin, which provides a direct link between bartenders and...
Agrowing number of operators are producing short videos for the Internet in an effort to attract the throngs of potential customers surfing the Web for news and entertainment.The videos, which are less expensive to make than traditional...
“There is no present or future,” wrote playwright Eugene O’Neill, “only the past happening over and over again.”O’Neill was speaking of Ireland, but his words could just as easily apply to a foodservice industry that is constantly wrestling with...
With all of the election year talk about illegal-immigration reform, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there are plenty of immigrants living in this country legally, working, raising families and hoping for a piece of the American dream.While...