Pittsburgh-area restaurateurs are hopeful that a 60-second radio ad will help persuade local lawmakers to swear off enacting a potentially damaging alcoholic-beverage tax. The ad, which is backed by the...
It was no surprise to anyone in New York that the out-of-the-gate buzz on Hawaiian Tropic Zone zeroed in on the waitresses’ uniforms: itsy bitsy bikinis and vibrantly colored sarongs designed by Nicole...
BOSTON Massachusetts Restaurant Association recently told lawmakers here that it would not oppose a statewide ban on the use of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils if the Department of Public Health were to assert...
WASHINGTON National Restaurant Association, said she plans initially to focus on three key areas: membership services; advocacy at the federal, state and local levels; and promoting the industry to the American public...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has named Dawn Sweeney, the head of member services for AARP, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. She fills the vacancy left by...
NEW YORK —Even as the July 1 deadline for adopting New York City’s requirement to list calorie counts on menu boards and menus came and went, some of the country’s largest restaurant chains were not in...
MOUNTAINSIDE N.J. Famous Dave’s of America Inc., has sold his stake in the 11-unit franchise as a first step in a bid to acquire Darden Restaurants’ struggling Smokey Bones barbecue chain. ...
NEW YORK Some of the country’s largest restaurant chains have indicated that they would not be complying with New York City’s requirement to list calorie counts on menu boards and menus when the controversial rule...
This issue of Nation’s Restaurant News contains an illuminating fact. At the close of 2006, McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s together operated nearly 27,000 individual outlets in the United States. Now...
As San Francisco restaurateurs come to grips with the city’s controversial, new paid-sick-leave law, many of their counterparts across the nation are bracing themselves for what could be an increasing push by...
