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DALLAS To help raise awareness about worldwide hunger, Pizza Hut turned Monday to its more than 17,500 Twitter followers to help spread the word about where they can donate money. For each re-tweet (the Twitter version of forwarding) of its...
SAN ANTONIO Whataburger unveiled on Monday a new limited-time Buffalo Whatachick’n Sandwich, which will be available through Nov. 9. The 700-unit chain’s new LTO features a breaded chicken filet topped with lettuce, tomato, Monterey Jack cheese...
McDonald’s chief executive Jim Skinner’s 2008 compensation package of $13.6 million—including a base salary of $1.3 million and $4.6 million in bonuses—was reportedly up 73 percent compared with the prior year. But the quick-service executive was...
Philadelphia chef-restaurateur Jose Garces pitches his newest restaurant, Village Whiskey, as a classic American bar. So it needed a great burger. It has a standard one—with Boston Bibb lettuce, New Jersey beefsteak tomatoes and...
NEW YORK —New York restaurateurs are gearing up for a fight with city hall as members of the City Council deliberate the passage of a measure that would mandate paid sick leave for employees. ...
MINNEAPOLIS Less than two months after taking the reins as president of the Women’s Foodservice Forum, Alice Murray last week resigned her position in what was described as a mutual decision with the organization to sever the relationship. In an e...
DENVER Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc., the operator and franchisor of the Spicy Pickle and Bread Garden Urban Cafe brands, completed two financing transactions last week, including a private placement of stock and the conversion of preferred stock...
LAS VEGAS Chef Emeril Lagasse expanded his restaurant holdings to 12 this weekend with the grand opening of Lagasse’s Stadium at The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino here. Click here for a slide show of photos from the restaurant’s opening. The 24,000...
NEW YORK More than 500 members of the New York Hotel Trades Council, also known as Local 6, rallied at Tavern on the Green restaurant Friday, protesting what they say are plans to cut employee wages, benefits and pension funds when new operator...