PALO ALTO Calif. Freezing temperatures throughout California have triggered a spike in the price of local produce, according to processors and foodservice operators in northern California, an epicenter of the buy-local movement. The impact...
CHEVY CHASE MD. —Shopping mall developer Mills Corp., a majority stakeholder in FoodBrand LLC, a food court specialist that operates about 80 mall-based restaurants, may be forced to seek bankruptcy...
SACRAMENTO CALIF. —Fearing the devil in the details, operators of restaurants throughout California are gearing up for a long battle over the universal-health-care reform plan that Gov. Arnold...
Here’s a little secret savvy restaurateurs and commercial real estate brokers keep to themselves: Some of those “closed for remodeling” signs affixed to the front of restaurants are often code for lease, landlord or franchising disputes.Walk or...
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association has urged a company expected to advertise during Super Bowl XLI to shelve the commercial if it indeed casts the industry as a hopeless place to work, as previews have suggested. The spot...
WASHINGTON In a likely preview of Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, President Bush aired a proposal during his weekly Saturday radio show to extend health-insurance coverage without burdening restaurateurs or other employers. The...
