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Coal-fired ovens, staples of legendary pizzerias in the Northeast for more than 100 years, are turning white-hot elsewhere in the nation as operators look beyond wood-stoked hearths for a pizza trend revival.The new wave of coal-oven pizzerias...
NEW YORK Is the economy endangering the coffee run? Caribou Coffee Inc. and Tim Hortons Inc. both cited less frequent visits by customers in explaining the dips they posted Friday in U.S. same-store sales for the third quarter. At the same...
NEW YORK Restaurant officials say they have yet to determine if a New York City proposal to charge food shoppers 6 cents for every plastic bag they get from a cashier will apply to restaurants as well as supermarkets, delis and specialty shops. ...
LOS ANGELES Joining the host of other restaurant chains that have reported terrible October sales trends, California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales for last month fell 7.3 percent. The casual-dining operator said...
LENEXA Kan. Applebee's Services Inc. has hired Angela Hornsby as vice president of human resources. Hornsby was formerly vice president of operations for the west division of T.G.I. Friday’s. At Applebee’s, she will report...
PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia City Council has passed a menu labeling law that a prominent consumer advocacy group described as the strongest in the nation. The measure requires that local units of restaurant chains with at least 15 stores...
HOLLYWOOD Fla. The Salad Creations tossed-to-order salad chain said it has started identifying ingredients that are low in carbohydrates, sugar, sodium, fat and calories as an aid to diabetic patrons. Salad Creations allows patrons to...
SAN FRANCISCO Noted San Francisco chef-operator Arnold Eric Wong has joined Bluewater Restaurant Group, the company that operates the four-unit E&O Trading Co. chain, as a partner, signaling a possible expansion push. Wong is overseeing...
OVERLAND PARK Kan. Pizza Hut Inc. and its largest franchisee, NPC International Inc., have agreed to sell each other units in separate transactions that will see the franchisor buy 70 stores for $19.6 million and NPC purchase 191 units for $52.9...
SEATTLE Troy Alstead has been named chief financial officer for Starbucks Corp., replacing Pete Bocian who is leaving the company at the end of the month to become chief administrative officer of Hewlett-Packard, officials announced Thursday. ...
