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SACRAMENTO Calif. Over objections by the California Restaurant Association, the state Senate on Thursday voted 22-17 to pass a bill that would force chains to post approximate calorie counts for all items directly on menu boards and also disclose...
CHICAGO A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed three of the five claims that were leveled against McDonald's Corp. in a lawsuit filed last year by a group of consumers who said they or their children had been sickened by gluten or dairy...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Chili's franchisee ERJ Dining of Louisville, Ky., has agreed to buy 76 additional units from franchisor Brinker International Inc. and develop 49 locations in the Midwest. Terms were not disclosed. With the agreement, Dallas...
ATLANTA Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has signed a deal with NBC Universal to become sole sponsor of thelunchbreakshow.com, a new website featuring a collection of NBC's popular comedies. Arby's said its target is office workers who eat...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John's International said its chief financial officer, David Flanery, will serve as interim president of the pizza company's international division following the resignation of Robb Chase. Chase, who joined Papa John's...
SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee Co. said it plans to replace the whole milk used in its espresso-based drinks with 2-percent-fat milk at all of its United States and Canada stores by year-end. The coffee chain, which has more than 13,000 stores worldwide...
ATLANTA Chef Kevin Rathbun, along with his wife, Melissa, and business partners Cliff Bramble and Kirk Parks, opened their third Atlanta-area restaurant, Kevin Rathbun Steak, on Wednesday night The new venture - opened...