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Christine Specht is the second generation to head 151-unit Cousins Subs, co-founded in 1972 by her father, Bill Specht, and his cousin, the late Jim Sheppard. She began working part-time in the restaurants when she was 15, bussing tables, making...
It’s easy these days for employees to worry and become distracted when they are surrounded by news of layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. Now more than ever employers need to step up communication efforts so employees stay engaged and...
NATIONAL HARBOR Md. —Mentoring, best career paths for promotion, social networking and the challenges of balancing personal life and work were among the key topics a panel of industry executives addressed in a roundtable discussion...
If there’s one word that is seldom immediately associated with beer, that word is “share.” Bottles of wine are by their very nature shared, since to do otherwise would seem both selfish and seriously intoxicating, but ask someone to share a bottle...
December’s devastating employment report, and the threat of a deepening recession, helped send commodities lower. New York Mercantile Exchange crude-oil futures sank to $40 in early December and dragged most other commodities down with it. Crude...
SUTHERLIN Ore. —Restaurateur Dave Pedotti, who has laid off one employee and cut workers’ hours to try to control labor costs, has been talking to every Oregon legislator who will listen to him in hopes of getting some relief from the...
DENTON Texas —When times get tough, franchisees need options, communication and education, according to officials at Pizza Inn, a 325-unit chain based here. The pizza-buffet concept, which...
More fast feeders are looking at ways to table the amount of salt in their menu items as scrutiny mounts on sodium’s health effects. Yum! Brands Inc., parent of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands among others, is the latest company...
SAN ANTONIO –Given Washington’s billion-dollar beneficence toward Wall Street, the owner of the Water Street Oyster Bar here is bestowing his own “In-House Bailouts” on guests and watching traffic increase because of them. ...
Restaurant companies large and small showed the generosity that comes naturally to those in the hospitality industry this year, either by donating proceeds to charitable causes or hosting events to raise awareness for philanthropic issues. Below...