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Cash-starved state governments looking to deflate ballooning budget deficits are exploring the introduction of meal taxes and an increase in sales and local tariffs to help offset the effects of the current financial crisis.Massachusetts...
CHANDLER Ariz. Heart Attack Grill here has proven that a restaurant with a gimmick can still succeed, especially if it knows how to throw its weight—and that of its customers—around. — The...
In past economic downturns, I’ve usually seen companies switch from revenue and service enhancement technologies to those that will save money by increasing operational or supply chain efficiencies.That was a popular strategy—until now.The last...
The expected seasonal drop in dairy prices that typically begins in October came all at once in December. The block cheese market dropped 75 cents per pound to close at a five-and-a-half-year low of $1.04 on Jan. 8. That’s 9 cents per pound below...
MIAMI Scents and sensibility? Just when you thought the air had cleared, Burger King Corp. reintroduced its Flame body spray Monday, just in time for Valentine’s Day.The body spray, which the company describes as “featuring the scent of...
LAKE FOREST Calif. Continuing its strategy of growth in non traditional locations, Johnny Rockets said it would open its first unit on a military base in May. Franchisee Robert Azinian, who owns Johnny Rockets units in California...
CHICAGO Independent restaurants are appealing to children’s increasingly sophisticated tastes by adding more adult-style foods to their kids’ menus, according to a study released Monday by Technomic Inc. In its 2009 Kids’ Marketing & Menu...
Afairly mild early winter and improved farming techniques have been a boon to oysters this year, particularly on the East Coast, where chefs are enjoying the good quality and low prices of the mollusks. “They’re very good now, and the...
DALLAS —After enjoying sales success with the addition of pasta to its delivery menu last year, Pizza Hut is trying on new signage in some test markets that truncates the restaurant concept’s name to...
NEW YORK —Investors may not buy it, but restaurant operators are convinced that the Grim Reaper stalking the industry can be killed with kindness. That’s what operators boldly stated during...