CHARLOTTE N.C. Burger King Corp. is considering the outlay of an additional $500,000 on the evaluation and testing of toys that could be used as premiums in the burger chain’s kids meals, said Steve Grover, vice president of food safety, quality...
EAST LANSING Mich. Beaner’s Coffee, a 77-unit coffeehouse chain with plans to have 300 shops in five years, is changing its name to Biggby Coffee to avoid any appearance that its name is a disparaging term for Hispanics. The company has been named...
As director of foodservice for the eight-unit Central Market supermarket chain, David Sonzogni is one of the people helping to further blur the line between grocery stores and fine-dining restaurants.In his position, Sonzogni, who during his 30...
At only 4 years old, Walter Staib had already begun what would become a five-decade culinary career by peeling garlic at his uncle’s restaurant. The third-generation restaurateur says that when he was growing up in the Black Forest region of...
