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DALLAS The People Report Workforce Index, a quarterly barometer of market pressures on foodservice employment, registered an overall reading of 63.1 for the third quarter of 2008, posting its first increase in a year. Of particular interest in...
ATLANTA As a continuation of its brand overhaul, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has introduced portable packaging for two items and added a new chicken offering to its permanent menu. The new item, Louisiana Travelers Nuggets, consists of all...
OLYMPIA Wash. The Washington Restaurant Association has blasted the state’s Department of Labor and Industries for setting a 5.9-percent increase in the minimum wage as of Jan. 1, to $8.55 per hour. “This is the time for steady leadership...
MIAMI Burger King said Thursday that all of its U.S. and Canadian restaurants were now cooking with trans-fat-free oil, and that by Nov. 1 its entire menu, including par-fried items, would be prepared with ingredients containing zero grams of...
SAN JOSE Calif. Pinkberry, the 60-unit, Los Angeles-based frozen yogurt chain, will open its first Northern California location this December at the upscale Santana Row retail and mixed-use center here, Santana Row administrators said. The...
BATON ROUGE La. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers said it has appointed H.G. "Carey" Carrington to the new post of chief financial officer. Carrington will oversee the 70-unit quick-service chain's finance, accounting, information technology...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc. said Wednesday it will post per-serving calorie counts on the menu boards of all company-operated domestic units within its five quick-service chains by 2011. The company indicated that it would encourage...
LAKE FOREST Calif. Shirlene Lopez said she would step down as president and chief operating officer of Del Taco by Nov. 17, which is her 30th anniversary with the quick-service chain. Nick Shepherd, chairman and chief executive of Del Taco...
SAN FRANCISCO Potentially clearing the way for statewide insurance mandates funded by employers, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld this city’s employer-subsidized health care program, ruling that it does not...
GURNEE Ill. Known for using organic or naturally raised ingredients, Chipotle Mexican Grill is turning its environmental focus to its buildings with the construction of its first partially wind-powered store. Set to open here this fall, the...
