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IRVINE Calif. Taco Bell will donate 15 percent of its gross sales April 23 to the Taco Bell Foundation for Teens, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating the nation’s teen-dropout crisis and preparing young people for college, careers and...
Fans of the Fox Network television series “Hell’s Kitchen” will recognize Los Angeles chef Scott Leibfried, sous chef on the show, who is known for requiring somewhat fewer bleep-outs in his dialogue than his boss, Gordon Ramsay. ...
Faced with a prospering business that required her to spend more time behind a desk than behind a bar, Lucy Brennan, proprietor of Mint & 820 bistro and bar in Portland, Ore., came up with a novel way of “keeping her hands wet,” as she...
NEW YORK Weakened credit profiles and the sustained U.S. recession continue to make access to capital difficult and more expensive for restaurant companies, a new report from Fitch Ratings said. Those companies with maturing credit...
ATLANTA Efforts to better protect consumers from dangerous foodborne pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7 and salmonella, have virtually stalled, federal officials said last week. They also noted that the estimated incidence of infections from...
OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma State Department of Health said it found no specific cause behind an E. coli outbreak last summer at a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant that killed one man and sickened 341 people. The department on Thursday...
PORTLAND Ore. Two subsidiaries of the Fatburger quick-service chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week as parent company Fog Cutter Capital Group struggles with loan default notices. Fatburger Restaurants of California Inc...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. The Great Steak & Potato Co., a nearly 200-unit quick-service chain, on Friday began offering for a limited time a slider version of its signature Philly cheesesteak sandwich. The 3-inch Little Philly Sliders, which are...
NEW YORK Nation’s Restaurant News, in partnership with Technomic Inc. and The Kruse Company, is producing a new menu-focused, research-driven culinary event called Menu Trends & Directions, to be held Oct. 6-7 in Dallas. With a powerful...