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NEWARK Del. —Officials of the Produce Marketing Association, the National Restaurant Association and the International Food-service Distributors Association have teamed up to promote healthy...
The recession’s drain on sales in many high-end restaurants has set off a prix-fixe menu frenzy.Knowing that an empty seat pounds the P&L harder than one netting $30 for three courses, fine-dining chefs have created clever but less expensive food...
All restaurateurs are in the business of feeding people, but for Wayne Kostroski, a co-owner of Cuisine Concepts in Edina, Minn., the job doesn’t stop with just his customers. A passionate advocate for ending hunger, he is the...
Los Angeles has never had a shortage of Mexican restaurants, but over the last few months the city has enjoyed a boom in new high-end concepts that explore the spectrum of Latin-influenced dining. Among them is Casa, which opened in...
Union membership is on the rise after years of decline. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that union members accounted for 12.4 percent of the workforce last year, up from 12.1 percent in 2007. The Employee Free Choice Act, often...
Variety is the spice of life. It also may be the most needed element to spark sales for quick-service chains. A plethora of new menu items are set to launch starting this month, and both operators and industry observers say they are...
AUSTIN Texas Chuy’s general manager, Kathleen Marburger has never made labor and food costs her main focus. She worries about people first, and these recessionary times haven’t changed her strategy. ...
With college basketball descending into March Madness, several restaurant chains are getting in the game with a variety of sponsorships and promos that tie into the NCAA tournament. Arby's is advertising on Facebook as the...
LOS ANGELES A group of more than 600 McDonald’s restaurant operators in Southern California on Monday launched an online locator to help consumers find locations that sell the McCafe line of coffee drinks. About 150 McDonald’s in Southern...
Lardo, with its corpulent-sounding name, may not be a master of first impressions, but the salt-cured pork fat has cultivated a solid fan base among chefs who love the richness and flavor it lends to dishes. “It’s like spreading...