SACRAMENTO Calif. As an alternative to the state Legislature’s push for a steep health care tax on employers, the board of the California Restaurant Association has voted to back a 1-cent increase in sales tax to fund universal health insurance in...

FRESNO Calif. Joseph Francis Desmond, one of the first franchisees of KFC and Wendy's and a past president of the California Restaurant Association, died Aug. 19 of natural causes at age 86. When Desmond died at his home here, his JEM...

DENVER A trade-secrets lawsuit filed two months ago by Quiznos Sub against its former senior vice president of operations and development, Michael Grodi, apparently has led to his replacement as president and chief executive of the rival Earl of...

WASHINGTON Travelers spent 3.7 percent more for meals during June than they did during the same month of 2006, with checks driven sharply higher by a 4.6-percent year-over-year spike in alcoholic beverage prices, according to new data from the U...

GOLDEN Colo. Rick Arras has succeeded Michael Andres as president and chief executive of Boston Market following completion of the fast-casual chain's purchase from McDonald's Corp. by private-equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc. Terms of...