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CHICAGO McDonald’s Corp., after reducing its carbon footprint by more than 80,000 pounds in the past year, recently was named one of 12 exemplary eco-friendly businesses in the Chicago area. ...
As chef-owner of Mosaic Modern Fusion in St. Louis, Claus Schmitz specializes in small dishes inflected with the flavors of the world, a world he knows all too well. Born and trained in Germany, he slipped away at 18 to work at...
Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants and chairman of the National Restaurant Association’s Green Task Force, firmly believes that going green is both good for the environment...
Restaurateurs looking to attract the nation’s growing number of Hispanics as customers and employees are finding themselves caught in the mounting tensions of the shifting demographic landscape.As more operators introduce menus, training tools and...
High gas prices and slumping confidence in the economy aren’t keeping all consumers from splurging to celebrate life’s special events, and that’s causing many independent and chain operators to focus their marketing efforts on private parties...
Frank Day, founder and chairman of Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc., is once again president of the multiconcept casual-dining company based in Louisville, Colo. For Day, who always remained somewhat involved as chairman of the more...
NEW YORK Restaurant stocks fell and then recovered Monday on news that a bump in consumer spending in June was offset by increased costs, leading investors to worry about future discretionary spending on restaurant meals. The NRN Index...
TUSTIN Calif. The Mimi’s Cafe chain on Monday debuted its Just Enough line of smaller-portioned dinner entrees. With prices ranging from $8.29 to $11.49, the six entrees include pasta primavera; sweet-and-sour chicken; Santa Fe shrimp and...
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald's is evaluating new prices and reformulations for the Dollar Menu-anchoring Double Cheeseburger because of beef inflation while testing such $1-each alternatives as a Double Hamburger with only one slice of cheese and a...
ORLANDO Fla. Olive Garden has added three items to its menu inspired by the chain's annual chefs' trip to Italy. The new items include two appetizers, a Caprese Flatbread and a Grilled Chicken Flatbread, and one entree, Chicken & Shrimp...
