SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box Inc. said it has named Dennis Samala senior culinary manager for its namesake quick-service chain. Samala, an 18-year veteran of the food industry, will have responsibility for developing and implementing new menu...
SEATTLE A laptop containing private data on about 97,000 Starbucks employees was stolen in October, and company officials Monday warned them to watch for possible identity theft. In a letter to the employees affected, Starbucks officials...
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is promoting its new Two Originals meal with a contest for families to highlight their holiday traditions. Until Dec. 11, entrants can upload photos or videos to www.KFC.com ...
In the Book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon lamented, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”And while there is some truth to the jaded king’s cynicism—and any man who marries 700...
As food and labor costs continue to bite into margins, college foodservice directors are studying ways to rein in their operational expenditures.From more aggressive procurement negotiations to stricter vendor contracts, smaller portion sizes and...
NEW YORK Delaware North Cos. said it won the right to turn Aqueduct Race Track into a racino, or a combination racetrack and casino operation, that will feature several restaurants, 4,500 state-of-the-art slot machines, an events center...
Tahini and wasabi are easily acquired in quantities large enough to be included in Au Bon Pain’s dishes, but the chain’s executive chef, Thomas John, still can’t find one ingredient in the state and volume he desires: hearts of palm.“You get those...
In the ever-more-challenging steeplechase for customers, restaurant operators are beginning to make a tradition out of nontraditional locations.Airports, hotel-casinos and college campuses are becoming fertile ground for restaurant development as...
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NEW YORK As the Big Three auto company chiefs left Washington to retool their case for a federal bailout, two restaurant analysts said Friday that Bob Evans Farms, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse could be the most vulnerable to a downsizing...
