First-quarter earnings are set to flood the market starting this week, with reports from such heavy hitters as McDonald’s, Yum! Brands, Chipotle, The Cheesecake Factory and BJ’s Restaurants, and early signs point to a positive quarter...

Managers at The Cheesecake Factory are trained to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, and a manual outlines the company’s policies about how such complaints should be handled. Yet earlier this month, the Calabasas Hills...

DALLAS —Winners of the 2009 SPIRIT Award agree that people, especially those that work directly with diners, are a primary reason for their restaurants’ success. And when those people are happy, they are even more effective, several...

NEW YORK Third-quarter earnings season got off to a rocky start this week with cautious commentary on October sales trends from heavyweight McDonald’s Corp., a quarter that many deemed disappointing from P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., and double...

NEW YORK As third-quarter earnings season begins this week with some of the largest restaurant companies reporting results, including McDonald’s, Brinker International and Chipotle, analysts are expecting slow sales and profits that are driven by...

TAMPA Fla. The hits just keep on coming for the casual-dining sector. Late Wednesday, OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, which operates the Outback Steakhouse chain and other brands, reported that sharply negative same-store sales, the current...

Mushrooms may rarely be a marquee ingredient, but chefs at high-end establishments, vegetarian eateries and large chains alike say mushrooms’ ability to enhance the flavors and textures of dishes make them an indispensable part of their kitchen...