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While jogging in Central Park yesterday and listening to National Public Radio, I heard a reporter interviewing Iowa voters who were participating in a mock presidential election caucus. One woman claiming to be “very successful” in her publishing...
Lawsuits continued to plague the industry in 2007 as special-interest groups, governmental agencies, customers, employees and franchisees pressed claims against restaurant companies for the usual range of alleged infractions.Those complaints run...
New York entrepreneur and restaurateur John McDonald has come up with a new “perk” for his employees, an energy and immunity booster call E-Boost. The effervescent product is a blend of vitamins and minerals, including B12, C, magnesium, zinc...
Daphne’s Greek Cafe puts a major emphasis on self-inspection for food safety and sanitation. Each month, all 80 of the California-based chain’s units are visited by an area manager. That individual, who is responsible for eight to 10...
Americans spent the second half of 2007 thinking about the future—in particular, the upcoming national elections in 2008. With the White House and Congress up for grabs, the focus is once again beginning to shift from legislative and regulatory...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza is set to give its brand a new look based on an old theme: delivery in 30 minutes. Arebranding campaign titled “You Got 30 Minutes” will break Dec. 24 in local markets and Dec. 31 on network and cable TV prime...
Nearly 12.8 million people worked in the restaurant industry in 2007. Despite rosy predictions that foodservice will add 2 million more jobs by 2017, operators this year struggled to recruit and retain good workers into existing positions...
Casual-dining restaurants that are struggling with a sectorwide slump as consumers rein in discretionary spending are starting to look more intensely at delivery and catering for new revenue streams.Maggiano’s Little Italy, the 41-unit division of...
Plying an array of kitchen equipment that includes both cutting-edge and traditional pieces, executive chef John Tesar is leading the newly remodeled and reopened restaurant of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek into a distinctive new chapter. ...