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CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. has promoted Noah Griggs to executive vice president of training for its Carl's Jr. and Hardee's quick-service burger chains. His former duties as executive vice president of operations for Hardee's...
SAN DIEGO Jack in the Box has debuted what it touts as the quick-service industry's first all-sirloin burger. Guests are able to customize their burgers, which are 1/3 of a pound, with a choice of American, Cheddar or Swiss cheese and either...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Strong international results for Yum! Brands Inc. trumped the effects of a widely publicized rat infestation and E. coli outbreak within its Taco Bell brand, helping the company post a 14-percent year-over-year increase in first...
WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has created an assistant-commissioner-level post to promote food safety and security and filled it with Dr. David Acheson, a key figure in past food-borne illness outbreaks involving restaurants. ...
HOUSTON Baker Bros. American Deli, the 12-unit deli chain based in Dallas, has signed a development agreement for 10 units in Houston over the next five years. The agreement with Nitin and Sue Tarte of Houston calls for the first five...
SPRINGFIELD Ill. Illinois would become the 19th state to ban smoking in restaurants if Gov. Rod Blagojevich signs a bill passed by both houses of the state legislature. The Illinois House overwhelmingly passed the measure May 1, following...
MIAMI Two leaders of a hotel-restaurant workers' union in South Florida have parted with the organization after being accused of misusing funds and other ethics violations. Jorge Santiesteban, president of Local 355 of Unite Here, resigned...
ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino's Pizza Inc. posted a 67.9-percent decline in first-quarter profit, versus a year ago, on increased costs related to the company's recent recapitalization and soft same-store sales in the United States, the company said...
WASHINGTON As expected, President Bush has vetoed the controversial war-appropriations legislation that Congress had appended with a provision to raise the federal minimum wage, giving the restaurant industry a chance to push for more tax breaks...
WASHINGTON A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last year against KFC for failing to warn customers that its frying oil contained artificial trans fats, a known contributor to cardiovascular disease. U.S. District Judge James Robertson...
