SEATTLE Fast-casual retailer Organic To Go Corp. this week completed the acquisition of the two-unit Scott’s Gourmet Sandwiches operation in San Diego. Terms were not disclosed, but the purchase brings the expanding Organic To Go chain...

CHICAGO The Chicago Department of Public Health closed a lower-level food court at Macy’s flagship State Street store here July 23 for critical violations of the City Health Code. The department said it found a fruit fly infestation, a...

ROCK ISLAND Ill. State and local health officials here Tuesday continued giving either Hepatitis A vaccinations or immune globulin shots to consumers who ate at a franchised McDonald's in nearby Milan July 6-10 or July 13-14, where Illinois...

SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Paradise Bakery & Café, a 46-unit group of varied cafes in which Panera Bread Co. acquired a 51-percent stake last year, has named David Birzon president. The appointment comes as Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Paradise gears up for a...

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NEW YORK The New York State Restaurant Association has filed suit against New York City, claiming the city’s health department had overstepped its authority late last year when it ruled that some restaurant chains must list calorie counts on menus...

BOCA RATON, Fla. Boca Raton resident Simone Bertucci filed a lawsuit this week against Houston's parent Hillstone Restaurant Group because the manager of a local unit asked her to leave the restaurant while she was breastfeeding her infant son. ...

SPARTANBURG S.C. Denny’s Corp. has eliminated 50 staff positions as part of a restructuring that reflects the company’s increasing emphasis on franchising rather than operating restaurants, headquarters said Thursday afternoon. Among those...