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CHARLOTTE N.C. —Corporate chefs from restaurant companies and industry suppliers teamed up to create dishes during a cooking workshop in the kitchens of Johnson & Wales University here during this year’s Culinary R&D conference. ...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —Breakfast is the fastest-growing major daypart, and experts say there’s still room for growth. During a Culinary R&D conference panel moderated by trend-watcher Nancy Kruse, authorities in breakfast menu...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —While restaurants might strive to be environmentally friendly, food trends experts acknowledged that logistics and other external factors can stymie their efforts. Kevin Ryan, executive director of the...
The seventh annual Culinary R&D conference was brought to a close with a cooking demonstration by celebrity chef Bob Waggoner, executive chef of Charleston Grill at Charleston Place, in Charleston, S.C.Waggoner spent much of his culinary career in...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —Nowadays, many corporate chefs are going P.C., for “protein as a condiment,” menu trend expert Nancy Kruse told attendees of the annual Culinary R&D conference here. In the mass market, that P.C...
WASHINGTON —Seeking insights into possible political cures for the economic crisis, chain leaders at this year’s Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference paid rapt attention to keynote speaker...
WASHINGTON —While the new presidential administration and Congress almost certainly will be preoccupied with addressing the global economic crisis next year, restaurateurs can expect to face a...
WASHINGTON —Newly elected lawmakers will have their hands full tackling the abysmal economy, making it unlikely that any of the industry’s favored issues will be addressed in the near term, predicted...
WASHINGTON —Too many businesspeople focus on shoring up their weaknesses, when the more effective strategy is to build on their strengths, said best-selling author Marcus Buckingham during his...
