SPRINGFIELD Ill. The Illinois Senate has approved a smoking ban in public places and sent it to the House, where its fate is not known. The senators passed the measure 34-23. If the bill passes in the House and gets Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s...
GUANGDONG China KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's are facing allegations here of wage rule violations, local media reports have indicated. Labor regulators in Guangdong province are said to be investigating accusations that the chains paid employees...
NEW YORK Looking to benchmark New Yorkers' dining habits prior to the enactment of a law intended to alter the pattern, the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is offering customers of some chain restaurants here $2 MetroCards, which...
NEW YORK Restaurant chains shared equal ground with fine dining during a Culinary Institute of America event last night, with the Harvard of culinary schools giving the first round of a newly created award to Norman Brinker, the founder of Steak...
DALLAS Starlette Johnson was named president of the 48-unit Dave & Buster’s Inc., replacing the chain's co-founder David Corriveau, whose resignation as president was disclosed earlier in March. She previously served as chief strategic...
CHICAGO Hot Doug's, a quick-service restaurant known for gourmet hog dogs, has received Chicago's first fine for selling foie gras, which the City Council outlawed last year. The Chicago Department of Public Health fined owner Doug Sohn $250 for...
INDIANAPOLIS White Castle units throughout Indiana will add spicy chicken nuggets to their menus for a limited time beginning April 1, the Columbus, Ohio-based company said Thursday. The Buffalo Chicken Bites will be offered in a single...
DUBLIN Ohio Wendy's is featuring a variation on its Spicy Chicken sandwich, made with bread baked off in units, as a limited-time offer. Available through mid-April, the new 4-Alarm Spicy Chicken sandwich consists of a deep-fried chicken...
