CINCINNATI —A growing number of prominent chefs are linking up with Macy’s Inc. as the department store giant works to reposition itself as a national retail chain and bring some brand-name sizzle to its...
The term “cool as a cucumber” has taken on a new meaning at both finedining and casual chain restaurants. While not regarded in the past as a particularly stylish ingredient by either front- or back-of-the-house...
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. Cold Stone Creamery consolidated to form a “world-class brand-building company,” the $1.2 billion entity wasted little time making its first strategic purchase. —Barely a week after...
NEW YORK Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant and Sports Bar here in 2005 after a 17-year run, the longtime New York operator began to look around for a new restaurant idea he could hit out of the park. —When...
In late November the body of Mary Hutchinson, the general manager of a Burger King located in the quiet suburban village of Lindenhurst, Ill., was found lying next to the restaurant’s empty safe. She had...
HARTFORD CONN. —Connecticut could become the first state in the nation to mandate menu labeling and ban artificial trans fats in restaurants if two bills recently passed...
Judy Craine, the longtime co-owner of Holman’s Bar and Grill in Portland, Ore., says she sympathizes with New York restaurateurs who have had to deal with an embarrassed city health department after a...
NEW YORK Patina Restaurant Group principals Nick Valenti and Joachim Splichal have teamed up with the private-equity firm Bunker Hill Capital L.P. to offer $90 million, or $11 per share, for steakhouse operator The...
When Consumer Reports magazine crowned McDonald’s the champ in a four-way coffee taste test against rival quick-service brands last month, many in the foodservice industry knew there was more at stake than just the...
NEW YORK —Repercussions from the recent rat rampage at a KFC/Taco Bell outlet here were being felt well beyond the city limits after a high-ranking lawmaker proposed...
