Aziz Hashim gave up a high-paying electrical engineer job to jump to quick-service restaurants. He now runs NRD Holdings LLC, which franchises Popeyes, Checkers and Domino's units throughout the country.
Entrepreneurs typically are risk takers who bet on their dreams. Such is the case for three friends who recently opened The Maharaja, a casual but elegant restaurant in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass.
As the deadline approaches for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue its proposed menu-labeling regulations, restaurant operators and trade associations are urging regulators to weigh the complexities of the industry before finalizing the rules.