WASHINGTON Industry officials are assailing a recently published report recommending that local governments seeking to curb obesity should ban fast-food restaurants from operating near schools and in certain...
WASHINGTON The Employment Policies Institute, a nonprofit research organization based here and headed up by industry lobbyist Richard Berman, has launched a multimedia campaign assailing the massive national debt. ...
Ken Willis says the town hall meeting he attended in Denton, Texas, was not marked by the rancor and deep division that has dominated some other recent gatherings across the nation. But that doesn’t mean participants...
Matt Shaffer was only 24 years old when he decided to open a franchised Tropical Smoothie Café location in Lititz, Pa. He had been working for his uncle in construction and remodeling and decided that...
WEST ROXBURY Mass. Uno Chicago Grill is following the rollout of a pair of more boldly flavored, limited time only menus with the planned launch of a fall menu on Oct. 6.The “Fall of Surprises” menu will include 12...
WASHINGTON —While restaurant operators and association officials agree that the industry needs a uniform national nutrition-labeling standard to avoid a complex...
WEST PALM BEACH Fla. A lawsuit has been filed against Subway, the giant sandwich franchisor based in Milford, Conn., on behalf of a 17-year-old employee who was shot and wounded while working at a franchised outlet...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association praised members of the U.S. House for passing a wide-ranging measure to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration and address problems with the nation's food supply. The...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association praised legislation introduced Friday that would increase the federal tax deduction for business meals from 50 percent to 80 percent — a change businesses have pursued...
WASHINGTON Twenty-one foodservice chains sent a letter to members of Congress on Friday urging lawmakers to broaden the scope of federal menu-labeling legislation to require more restaurant locations to post nutrition...
