LAS VEGAS The beverages currently being tested by McDonald's, including sweet teas, specialty coffees and bottled soft drinks, should be a boost to profits, Don Thompson, president of McDonald's USA, said Wednesday at the JP Morgan Gaming, Lodging...
IRVINE Calif. A green-onion supplier has filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell for citing the vegetable as the suspected source of an E. coli contamination within the chain even after testing by the Food and Drug Administration had indicated the...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has commended two members of the U.S. House of Representatives for introducing immigration reform legislation that includes provisions favored by the foodservice industry. Called the STRIVE...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. Applebee’s International Inc. said it is closing 24 of its 528 company-operated namesake restaurants to bolster earnings and cash flow and improve returns on invested capital. Ten of the stores are located in New England, a...
JACKSON Miss. One of the state's biggest insurance carriers has agreed to reconsider more than 35,000 commercial and homeowner claims filed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and award or adjust payments accordingly, the Mississippi Insurance...
COLUMBUS Ohio Max & Erma's Inc., operator or franchisor of 101 namesake casual-dining restaurants, posted a first-quarter profit versus a net loss in the same period a year ago, despite a 3.6-percent, year-over-year decline in revenues to $55.5...
LOS ANGELES Three former franchisees of Moe's Southwest Grill are seeking $3.9 million in damages from the fast-casual chain's Atlanta-based franchisor, Raving Brands, for alleged fraud, violations of state franchise investment laws and unlawful...
CHICAGO The Women's Foodservice Forum has named former chairwoman Pat Anton as the 2007 recipients of its 2007 Trailblazer. Lynette McKee, vice president of franchising and new business development at Dunkin' Donuts parent Dunkin' Brands Inc., was...