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NEW YORK A federal appeals court has denied the restaurant industry’s request to block New York City officials from fining restaurants as of July 19 for failing to comply with the city’s calorie-disclosure requirement. The New York State...
SILVER SPRING Md. Hundreds of restaurants in the suburbs outside Washington, D.C. remained closed Wednesday following a major water main break on Sunday. Others are being advised to boil water for kitchen use until tests confirm that supplies are...
SEATTLE Starbucks will roll out two smoothies starting July 15 in an attempt to boost afternoon traffic, according to a financial analyst who said she learned about the new products in a meeting with coffee-chain officials. Web postings indicate...
RICHMOND HEIGHTS Mo. Panera Bread Co. said it has locked into a cost of $10 per bushel for 95 percent of the wheat it expects to purchase during the first half of fiscal 2009, or a third less than the company paid on average during the comparable...
ATLANTA Moe’s Southwest Grill has launched a “Passport to Adventure” sweepstakes on www.moes.com featuring a game in which visitors build a virtual burrito for a chance to win prizes. Visitors to the site who register for Moe’s passports...
BOSTON The Massachusetts Department of Health has announced that it will conduct precautionary tests of shellfish harvested in local waters to determine if they have been infected with Paralytic Shellfish Poison, or PSP, and also known as Red Tide...
GLENDALE Calif. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar parent DineEquity Inc. has completed the sale and leaseback of 181 locations in a transaction that generated about $296 million in after-tax cash proceeds, excluding about $5 million in...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. said it has signed development agreements with two franchisees for 25 new Hardee's units over the next five years in Pakistan. Under the deals announced Tuesday, MDS Foods Pte. Ltd. will open 15...
ST. LOUIS Hardee's is revisiting a limited-time offer from last year with its new Strawberry Biscuit. The breakfast item, made with a buttermilk biscuit topped with strawberries and icing, is a spin off last year's blueberry biscuit LTO...
BOSTON Multiconcept operator Lyons Group Ltd. is planning to use $5.8 million in newly secured financing to expand its roster of restaurants, according to one of the participants in the lending deal, GE Capital Solutions. Lyons’ 25...
