Premium ingredients—including Angus beef, 100-percent-sirloin burgers and steak items—are landing on more quick-service menus as traditional burger chains strive to dissuade customers from defecting to fast-casual competitors. With such...
With dozens of states and the federal government passing minimum-wage increases, Carolyn D. Richmond can look forward to a very busy 2007 as she works to keep her multistate restaurant clients compliant. Richmond is a labor attorney at Seyfarth...
SAN FRANCISCO —Frustrated by government- and voter-mandated increases in labor costs, restaurateurs here are mulling a possible “strike” and a protest march to raise awareness about their plight. ...
MIAMI Burger King Holdings has awarded exclusive development rights for Hong Kong and Macau to a subsidiary of North Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd., a diversified industrial holding company. Its first downtown Hong Kong restaurant is scheduled to...
PALO ALTO Calif. Bon Appetit Management Co., the contract foodservice concern based here, has switched to all-natural ground beef at its 400 accounts in the United States. The company, a division of Charlotte, N.C.-based contract...
ST. HELENS Ore. The manager of a Subway here has been arrested for allegedly stealing the identities of job applicants, according to KPTV.com, the website for a local television station. Astory on the site said the manager, 26-year-old...
Wolfgang Puck is going green. The famed California chef said he is switching within all his restaurants and feeding venues to meat and produce from organic, all-natural sources. In addition, the creative force behind landmarks like Spago and...
