Given the challenging economy, organizers of FS/TEC 2008 worked to maximize the conference experience for attendees by offering an expanded slate of experts and new program formats all aimed at “Putting the I.T. in Prof. I.T.$.”Daniel Burrus...
Mama Fu’s Asian House, an Atlanta-based, fast-casual chain with 17 locations, garnered a new corporate parent when Murphy Adams Restaurant Group, a Mama Fu’s franchisee in Austin, Texas, purchased the brand last month for an undisclosed sum. The...
What do you get when you combine a former financier with no foodservice background, an ex-general manager and the former chef de cuisine of a luxury hotel?The answer is Pera, a 175-seat upscale Mediterranean brasserie specializing in grilled meats...
Here is an easy pick for silliest recent example of convergence, or the coming together of technologies or business practices: a leopard-print stun gun from Taser International that can be accessorized with a combination holster-MP3 player.“These...
January traditionally holds both the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, in Las Vegas, and The “Big Show” from the National Retail Federation, or NRF, in New York. CES focuses on new consumer technologies, while the NRF event is centered on...
DES MOINES IOWA —The National Pork Board, which represents pork producers in the United States, has selected five chefs to act as spokespeople this year for America’s Pork Checkoff. This marks the 12th year the NPB has showcased...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. has launched an "American Idol" Happy Meal promotion featuring eight toys representing the music genres performed on the popular TV show. The promotion also includes an online sweepstakes, which will award...
LOS ANGELES The Pinkberry chain here has settled a lawsuit filed by customers charging that its signature product does not meet the state’s definition of frozen yogurt. After the lawsuit was filed last May, Pinkberry officials acknowledged...
SEATTLE McDonald's is offering free espresso drinks in Starbucks’ home base of western Washington as the titans’ coffee war perks up. Three weeks after Starbucks unveiled a new social networking website called mystarbucksidea.com, McDonald...