-Julia Child, whose maiden name was McWilliams, was born Aug. 15, 1912, in Pasadena, Calif.- She published the groundbreaking "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in 1961. Her first editor was Judith Jones.-While an undergraduate at Smith...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter sales started strong but deteriorated rapidly as consumers continued to cut back on spending and competitors across all segments offered deep discounts to lure in diners. Margin...
WILBRAHAM Mass. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is opening its first fast-casual express unit Wednesday as it works to modernize the family-dining brand and become more competitive.Called Friendly’s Express, the 2,200-square-foot store in Mansfield, Mass...
CARLSBAD Calif. Roughly eight months after a management buyout, the owners of the 19-unit Pat & Oscar’s chain are undertaking a menu overhaul, rethinking the restaurants' designs with a new prototype and sparking new franchise growth. Known for...
TULSA Okla. Camille’s Sidewalk Café is testing six dinner entrées at a unit in its headquarters city of Tulsa, with the possibility of rolling them out to the chain’s more than 100 locations nationwide.The new items, offered after 5 p.m., include...
WASHINGTON —While restaurant operators and association officials agree that the industry needs a uniform national nutrition-labeling standard to avoid a complex patchwork of state and local...
Brad Laughner of Buffalo Wild Wings knew the brand had hit on something good when he recently saw a woman camped out in front of a soon-to-open store near Kansas City, Mo., in the middle of the night. She was waiting with about...
After more than 34 years in the United States, Filipino-born Veny Gapud still has a strong accent, and although she has at times encountered gender or race discrimination, she has not let that erase her uniqueness or deter her from advancing in...
DALLAS Two weeks after its introduction, Pizza Hut's new ordering application for the iPhone and iPod touch has surpassed 100,000 downloads from the iTunes App Store, the company said Monday. Pizza Hut’s app, which debuted July 15...
