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OAKVILLE Ontario Bakery-café chain Tim Hortons apologized Monday for agreeing to sponsor an event it later discovered was produced by a conservative group seeking to block same-sex marriage.Tim Hortons dropped out of the event, to be held Aug. 16...
HOUSTON Mexican Restaurants Inc., parent to the Case Ole, Mission Burrito and other concepts, said the dismal economy and the effects of swine flu hurt its same-store sales and profit in the second quarter. For the quarter ended June 28, Mexican...
If Chris Simms were one of the canines photographed on the walls of his Lazy Dog Café restaurants, he’d be a young lab, sprinting for that metaphoric tennis ball of high-volume sales while others in the casual-dining pack remained...
When homely sheepshead and paddlefish appear on the list of entries at a culinary contest, it may seem as if contestants think judges will give extra credit for ugly fish.But for the chefs presenting less attractive or lesser-used species at the...
Tom Ryan, the founder of 2-year-old Smashburger, says he realized in the late 1990s that consumers wanted an upgrade from the typical quick-service burger—but without the full-service wait times or the $9 casual-dining price tag. ...
B&O American Brasserie2 North Charles St. (443) 692-6172. www.bandorestaurant.com .Seats: 146.Cuisine: American brasserie.Specialties: Heirloom tomato...
John Knapp, president of the Food Bank of Southern California, is frustrated by both the growing ranks of hungry families that need his organization’s services and the tons of prepared restaurant foods regularly sent to landfills instead of the...
NEW YORK —Several negative late July reports chronicling restaurant closures, faltering consumer confidence and eroding operator optimism are dashing hopes that the industry’s fortunes will improve in the near future. ...
Faced with the increased federal minimum wage, which took effect July 24, some operators may be tempted to slash labor to protect profits. But stretching staffs too thin can make for sloppy sanitation, especially at the close of a shift, say those...
Joe Fugere, owner of four-unit Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria, is one of only a few people in the United States able to recreate an authentic Neapolitan pizza. Trouble is, he doesn’t want to. Since the beginning for Seattle...