Ram Charan, acclaimed business adviser-motivator, to be MUFSO ’07 keynoter
Ram Charan, acclaimed business adviser-motivator, to be MUFSO ’07 keynoter
Apr 02, 2007
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Foreign brands eye bigger slices of the American pie
Foreign brands eye bigger slices of the American pie
Apr 02, 2007
The locals booed in protest along the roadways when President George W.Bush’s motorcade passed them during his visit to five South American nations last month, illustrating the anti-American sentiment that has gripped much of the globe these days...
Puck ‘humane,’ ‘natural’ policy prods ethics trend
Puck ‘humane,’ ‘natural’ policy prods ethics trend
Apr 02, 2007
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. —The activists who once picketed outside Wolfgang Puck’s flagship Spago restaurant here, protesting the foie gras on its menu, now sing the chef-restaurateur’s praises. ...
Wendy’s completes buyback, ups annual per-share outlook
Apr 02, 2007
DUBLIN OHIO Wendy’s International Inc. upped its full-year, per-share earnings guidance by 9 cents, after it completed an almost $300 million share repurchase that will reduce the company’s share count by about 9 percent. ...
QSR players aim to drink in higher sales with new kinds of beverages
QSR players aim to drink in higher sales with new kinds of beverages
Apr 02, 2007
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...
Landry's takes $8.6M charge for stock-option mistakes
Apr 02, 2007
HOUSTON Landry's Restaurants Inc. reported last week that it would take a non-cash charge of about $8.6 million to correct past stock option accounting errors. The company also said it could not file its fiscal year 2006 financial results...
Operators support produce testing, vendor-focused safety proposals
Apr 02, 2007
MONTEREY Calif. Forty-three restaurant chains and companies meeting here March 30 agreed that suppliers should be required to test produce for dangerous pathogens such as the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria, according to the National Restaurant...
Aramark, ADA team up to promote health, nutrition
Apr 02, 2007
PHILADELPHIA Aramark Corp., the contract foodservice company, has teamed up with the American Dietetic Association, the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, to promote public awareness of good nutrition and healthful...
New immigration reform bill sparks industry optimism
New immigration reform bill sparks industry optimism
Apr 02, 2007
WASHINGTON —Foodservice industry officials are cautiously optimistic that a seemingly comprehensive bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could help jump-start the stalled federal...
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