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Red Mango, Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2009 Hot Concepts! award-winning tart frozen-yogurt concept, gets its name from the color of a mango just before it reaches its ripest state and turns yellow.The name reflects the company’s commitment to...
Doug Tomlinson says frustration drove him to create Vino Volo, an upscale airport wine bar concept. An oenophile who worked as a management consultant for Deloitte Consulting LLP, he recalls returning from a business trip in...
Late last month as the federal minimum-wage increase approached, the jump to a new hourly rate of to $7.25 appeared to be ruffling few feathers.While none of several operators interviewed cheered the 11-percent increase over the previous minimum...
The elements are falling into place: charismatic young chefs, growing media interest and a substantial immigrant population. Add to these a strong presence at major food shows, coupled with a newly announced government initiative to put its...
Executive chef-partner Wolfgang Ban combines German quark cheese with vanilla, Austrian rum, lemon juice and lemon zest. He adds some bloomed gelatin and then folds in whipped cream.He shapes those into quenelles and rolls them in buttered toasted...
Everyone seems flummoxed by Twitter. While I don’t profess to understand the psychology behind it, I admit I’m addicted to the mini-blogging service, which limits posts to 140 characters.And I’m not alone.I’m joined by thousands of mobile food...
NEW YORK Obika Mozzarella Bar, after debuting its first domestic location here last fall, said it plans to open 20 more locations in the eastern United States over the next 10 years. The partners behind Obika have formed a company called ...
Six years ago award-winning chef Roy Yamaguchi started a scholarship fund in his home state of Hawaii to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his namesake, Roy’s Restaurants, now a 37-unit chain co-owned by OSI Restaurant Partners...
DENVER Quiznos, which has been on a roll this summer with new product development, has put a name to its process: the Flex Plan, which is designed to speed up the delivery of new menu items and promotions, company officials said Monday. Quiznos...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. said global same-store sales rose 4.3 percent in July, including a 2.6-percent increase in the United States. Same-store sales increased 7.2 percent in Europe and 2.1 percent in the company’s Asia/Pacific, Middle...