MINEOLA N.Y. Following in the path of nearby New York City, Nassau County is reconsidering a ban of trans fats from restaurant kitchens and a mandate that operators post calorie counts for each food item they offer. County executive Thomas...
LAKE FOREST, Calif. A 72-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., charging that her kidneys failed after she was served food contaminated with E.coli 0157:H7 at a unit of the company's Souplantation salad buffet...
The lucrative beverage component of the quick-service restaurant business is taking a big leap forward as McDonald’s and other traditional segment players try to siphon off market share from leading coffeehouse chains by offering new varieties of...
DUBLIN Ohio The Frosty Float is the newest extension of Wendy’s Frosty line, which for decades stuck to the Original Chocolate Frosty favored by late iconic founder Dave Thomas. A Vanilla Frosty was added last July. The newest version, a...
WARSAW Yum! Brands and Burger King's franchisee in Poland said it has agreed to open Starbucks units in that country, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The company, the Polish branch of 200-restaurant operator AmRest Holdings, said the deal...
ATLANTA LongHorn Steakhouse parent Rare Hospitality International Inc. has appointed Cathy D. Hampton vice president, general counsel and secretary. Previously Hampton served as vice president and assistant general counsel for EarthLink Inc., the...
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Firehouse Restaurant Group, parent of the Firehouse Subs fast-casual sandwich chain, has promoted Vincent Burchianti to vice president of finance and technology. In addition to overseeing the company's banking, investment...
