Restaurants benefited from bargain-hungry consumers on “Black Friday” when spending growth as tracked by credit and debit card purchases surged back to pre-recession levels, according to First Data’s “SpendTrend: Black...
Chain restaurants nationwide are re-evaluating the way they develop their dishes as they brace for regulations requiring them to list calorie information on menus. ...
Still recession-ravaged, today’s consumer is looking for a different dining experience than he or she was just a few years ago. While price, value and convenience are still top of mind, many consumers are also in search of restaurants they...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Humane Society of the United States confronted Bob Evans Farms executives at the restaurant company’s annual meeting on its practice of purchasing chickens and turkeys killed by electrical...
When the news first hit in mid-August that eggs were being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination, Peggy Bevan of The Egg Shell restaurant near Denver decided not to take any chances. Not sure whether the eggs she had in stock were...
COLUMBUS Ohio A study at Ohio State University found that when menu information offered at a university dining center included calorie information, guests ordered lower-calorie entrées more often than when that information wasn’t posted. Overall...