Carolyn Walkup

With the economy teetering on the brink of recession, the days of unlimited expense-account dining have gone the way of the three-martini lunch.Much of the business world is cutting back on nonessential perks...

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Posing formidable competition for nearby restaurants, high-profile specialty retailers are doubling as restaurant destinations as they aim to keep customers in their stores for longer time periods.Stores ranging from...

With economic storm warnings intensifying, multiconcept casual-dining innovators nationwide are shoring up their holdings but still exploiting opportunities to expand while remaining moderately bullish. ...

MILWAUKEE —Restaurateurs in Wisconsin and other Great Lakes states are lamenting new financial challenges they say are forcing businesses into crisis mode as they try to...

Leading bakery-cafe brands are capitalizing on the breakfast boom by adding protein items to morning menus while researching new afternoon snacks, with both those efforts following the segment leader’s failed dinner...

Although Americans crave penne, bruschetta and cannoli as well as convenient and quick culinary options, operators seeking to marry the two desires into expandable Italian fast-casual concepts are feeling some...