OAK BROOK ILL. McDonald’s Corp., Marcia Vargas’ career seemed to be in a holding pattern. —After 13 years with She had started out in human resources with the fast-food chain in Portland, Ore...

CHICAGO Green Restaurant Association. —While the restaurant industry has not been in the forefront of the growing organic-food movement or environmentally sustainable practices, it is swiftly moving in that direction, said...

Restaurateurs beware: Retailers are aiming to take a bigger bite out of your business as consumers increasingly turn to them for prepared meals and snacks at reasonable prices.While restaurants captured 87 percent of visits by consumers seeking...

As the new Southeast bureau editor for Nation’s Restaurant News, I know have big shoes to fill. Everything I have read about the late Jack Hayes indicates that he exhibited immense depth as a human being and was highly regarded by all who knew him...

CHICAGO —Winners of the second annual Spirit Awards were roused at an early-morning breakfast by “Chef Jeff” Henderson, a former drug lord and convict who now is executive chef of Cafe Bellagio in Las Vegas. ...

Just when it seemed as if the near-term promise of benefits for restaurateurs from radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags was starting to smell fishy, Seattle-based Blue C Sushi began using the technology to assure product...

CHICAGO —The role of women in the restaurant industry has grown steadily over time, but there still are barriers to full inclusion that must be torn down, said Marilyn Carlson Nelson in a keynote address at the Women’s Foodservice...