With dozens of states and the federal government passing minimum-wage increases, Carolyn D. Richmond can look forward to a very busy 2007 as she works to keep her multistate restaurant clients compliant. Richmond is a...
The news has run from good to bad to worse since a pack of New York City rats found fame that shocked and repulsed a global audience three weeks ago. The good news is that about a day after the dozen or so...
Blame it on Le Cirque.Ever since Manhattan’s legendary temple of French dining opened a clone of itself in the Bellagio a decade ago, a steady stream of celebrity chefs and big-name dinnerhouse groups have followed...
Two little words—“in China”—deleted from a franchising law could make a big difference between profits or perils for American restaurant chains that have yet to open in the world’s fastest-growing economy. ...
Major restaurant chains have long relied on computerized sales forecasts or old-school human analysis to determine whether or not to invest in a new location. Now many franchised brands are learning that one of the...
An amendment to a federal law intended to prevent identity theft by requiring retailers to mask credit card numbers and expiration dates on sales receipts has spurred a rash of lawsuits against several prominent...
Here’s a little secret savvy restaurateurs and commercial real estate brokers keep to themselves: Some of those “closed for remodeling” signs affixed to the front of restaurants are often code for lease, landlord or...
Able to drive the lane against his teenage grandsons while playing basketball at his Colorado vacation home, the 67-year-old franchisee of three budget steakhouses thought he was in great shape, financially and...
Were it not for the Prospect Park Subway station on Lincoln Road between Ocean and Flatbush avenues in Brooklyn, there would have been little reason for people to linger on the block. Home...