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Foodservice providers at professional sports stadiums are changing their game plan as the slowed economy threatens to dampen spending for luxury suites and higher-cost food items.Working to blunt any recessionary impact, stadiums nationwide are...
WASHINGTON —True to a now-49-year tradition, the Presidents’ Panel was a centerpiece of the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference, showcasing this year’s Golden Chain award-winning brand...
The tight credit market and high labor and food costs are putting a severe squeeze on middle-level management positions in the restaurant industry, both in corporate headquarters and in the field, according to recruiters and operators. ...
The calorie police have scored a number of victories in recent months. First New York City forced chain restaurants with 15 or more units nationwide to post calorie information on their menus and menu boards. Then California passed a...
When it comes to pairing drinks with food, quality wine, especially red wine, has received plenty of attention, as have craft-brewed beers, both domestic and imported. And cocktails? Well, let’s just say that the jury is still out on that front...
WASHINGTON —The protection of younger generations from life’s hard knocks is forcing restaurateurs and other employers to provide the tough lessons that turn new hires into capable workers, a...
WASHINGTON The Palm Restaurant Group said Monday that it has named John T. Bettin president and chief executive. Bettin, a former president of the Chicago-based Morton’s steakhouse chain, replaces Wally Ganzi, who is retiring. Ganzi, co...
MIAMI Burger King Corp. said its King icon will start appearing on pajamas, lottery tickets, T-shirts and other merchandise as a result of several new licensing deals. The T-shirts, produced with an image of the chain’s wooden-faced...
DALLAS Pizza Hut has launched what it says is the pizza segment’s first gift card that can be purchased, given and redeemed exclusively online. Visitors to www.pizzahut.com/giftcards, which launches Tuesday, can select a...
ITHACA N.Y. Employers who cut back on workers’ hours during the current economic downtown run the risk of increasing employee dissatisfaction and turnover, according to a Cornell University report. The study, called “Forty Hours Doesn’t...