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Executive chef Richard Farnabe roasts shallots and black peppercorns and flambées them using a Greek brandy called metaxa. He adds some cream and chicken jus and lets the sauce simmer for 15-20 minutes before straining it. He cooks peeled parsnips...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box Inc. said Monday that Leonard Comma will be promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer for the company’s namesake chain in February, after current president and chief operating officer Paul Schultz...
Doing more with less is the mantra of many an operator in this economic downturn, especially one gutsy enough to open a new restaurant—like John Tesar. Tesar opened Tesar’s Modern Steak and Seafood in September in the Houston suburb of...
David Mansbach, co-president, North America, at HVS Executive Search in Mineola, N.Y., and longtime consultant to the restaurant and hospitality industries, knows that the best compensation packages aren’t all about the numbers. Mansbach has...
The planned year-end closure of the Blackhawk in Wheeling, Ill., after 40 years in operation highlights some of the difficulties now facing family-owned restaurants. Given the tough economic environment, family-owned businesses...
As the stalled economy forces chain executives to focus on cost cutting, fine-tuning operations and chasing elusive sales, they are spending less time on matters like executive compensation, benefits and total rewards packages—and that will come...
The great dairy bear market of 2009 has ended. Too much milk, combined with a drop in global demand, led to the price collapse. But demand has stabilized, production is still contracting and the government is pouring money into price supports. As...
Third-quarter earnings results continued to reflect both bottom-line improvements driven by cost cutting and stalled sales as consumers continue to clutch their dollars.Wendy’s and Arby’s followed quick-service players McDonald’s and Burger King...
Restaurateurs are finding ways to offer benefits and perks despite the unrelenting downturn, runaway unemployment and skyrocketing health care costs.While some operators say they have been forced to cut back on programs such as 401(k) and health...