NEW YORK The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene here partnered with the American Heart Association to launch the Trans Fat Help Center in an effort to smooth the upcoming required transition to trans-fat-free oils and shortenings for New York...
LOS ANGELES Pink Taco LLC, based here, named Blake Rudman president of the contemporary Mexican casual-dining brand, which has units in Las Vegas and Scottsdale, Ariz. Rudman is former director of new concept development for Real Mex Restaurants...
DENVER Quiznos appointed industry veteran Andrew G. Skehan to manage international growth strategies as president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the more than 5,000-unit sub sandwich chain, based here. Skehan, who will report...
PALM BEACH GARDENS Fla. Duffy's Holdings Inc., operator of 15 Duffy's Sports Grill casual-dining restaurant and sports bars, based here, has agreed to acquire Roadhouse Grill Inc., the parent to 73 namesake dinnerhouses, in a going-private deal...
LOS ANGELES California Pizza Kitchen Inc., the operator, licensor or franchisor of 212 casual-dining restaurants, reported on Monday that better-than-expected same-store sales in its first quarter helped to drive total revenues up 15.2 percent...
Iam awash in uncertainty. I present a transcript of a talk I had with myself the other day:Question: Is traditional TV advertising nearing its demise?Answer: Don’t know.Question: Will Internet and cell-phone TV replace traditional TV any day now...
I joined about 700 members of the School Nutrition Association, or SNA, in the charge up to Capitol Hill during the group’s annual Legislative Action Conference last month. The experience was exhilarating, satisfying and frustrating, all of which...
