OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Dollar Menu will look different a year from now because of volatility in commodity costs, executives of brand parent McDonald’s Corp. told financial analysts during the company’s quarterly...
ROSEMONT ILL. —Prominent economic researchers and forecasters gathered here this month to warn restaurant operators they should prepare for the likelihood that the U.S...
Are sugar-loving Americans in the nation’s heartland ready for the tart taste of newfangled “natural” frozen yogurt that’s become trendy in Los Angeles and New York?Though that question awaits a clear answer, many...
CHICAGO National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show here. —Colleges and universities across the country are stepping up their eco-friendly...
The Midwest’s restaurateurs, foodservice workers and diners, along with farmers there who were struggling to grow precious corn and soybean crops, scrambled this month to salvage property and farm fields inundated by...
Spring is an especially happy season for restaurateurs in northern climates who are dedicated to buying locally produced ingredients. Dean Zanella, executive chef of 312 Chicago, owned by Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant...
High real estate costs have conspired with record-high prices for gas and commodities to slow expansion for many restaurant companies, but operators are finding development bargains by converting defunct restaurant...
CHICAGO Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, along with this year’s Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award winners at a festive luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago. ...
