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DENVER The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Monday charging a Colorado restaurant with sexual harassment and retaliation after firing an employee who complained about how she was treated. EEOC officials described the...
The 190-unit Marco's Pizza has inked a deal to make PepsiCo Foodservice its exclusive beverage provider. Also this week: T. Marzetti Co., The Boston Beer Co., Procter & Gamble Professional, Oregon Restaurant Association, FoodCalc, Avendra, Cotti...
DALLAS Five emerging restaurant brands were the center of attention Sunday night at Nation’s Restaurant News’ 50th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference here. At a reception on MUFSO's opening night, this year's class of Hot Concepts...
Without a single month of positive same-store sales for the sector since 2007, casual-dining restaurants have borne the brunt of the downturn. Operators and experts agree, however, that the largest segment of the industry may be down, but it is...
PLANO Texas —Talk about seeing your business through the customer’s eyes. Mooyah Burgers & Fries is doing just that, not only to gauge its guests’ reactions to a recent interior remodeling...
Tom Hart is not your typical foodservice careerist. In an industry famous for brief tenures and blink-of-the-eye career shifts, Hart has been associated with one company for more than 33 years—the last 25 of those in a one position...
For as long as there have been restaurants, customers have been stealing meals. Known commonly as a “dine and dash,” guests leave without paying, stiffing operators on the victuals, servers on their tips and leaving both parties asking why.Those...
Fine dining has been smashed during this recession, forcing high-end operators to rethink their businesses as they put the pieces together for the future.The segment’s sales are down 12 percent, according to consumer research firm The NPD Group...
Even as macroeconomic indicators point to recovery, experts say restaurant operators shouldn’t expect their customers to start spending freely—or ordering expensive menu items—anytime soon.It will take more than economic growth to restore the...
LAST MONTH FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE DECLARED THAT the recession the country had slipped into almost two years ago was “very likely over.”And while that may well be true, it’s not how most people are feeling—yet.While the recession...