Blame it on Le Cirque.Ever since Manhattan’s legendary temple of French dining opened a clone of itself in the Bellagio a decade ago, a steady stream of celebrity chefs and big-name dinnerhouse groups have followed its path to the jackpots...
As traditional daypart borders keep blurring for quick-service chains seeking daylong traffic gains, hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts operators are complaining that the franchisor’s intent to sell pizzas, deli sandwiches and other novelties could dilute...
The news has run from good to bad to worse since a pack of New York City rats found fame that shocked and repulsed a global audience three weeks ago. The good news is that about a day after the dozen or so rats were seen on video going...
Juggling the demands of culinary instruction with those of running a restaurant is challenging, but there are perks, said Wilson Njenga, co-owner and chef of Caribbean Island restaurant on City Island in the Bronx, N.Y. Njenga also teaches at...
NEWTON, MASS. —In a poll of human resources professionals in restaurant, retail, health care and transportation industries, most said they oppose raising the federal minimum wage to $7.25 per hour, reported Humetrics, a research...
LONDON —In a move observers said was an effort to offset the residue of a United Nations contract scandal, foodservice giant Compass Group PLC took a chapter from its U.S. division’s operations...
FERNDALE, MICH. —The Asian outpost of BD’s Mongolian Barbeque, the 31-unit casual-dinnerhouse chain based here, has been named the Mongolian Tourism Association’s Restaurant of the Year. The 150-seat restaurant opened May 2005...
BURNSVILLE Minn. Burger King franchisee Duke and King Acquisition Corp. has purchased 24 units from Swisshelm Group in Springfield, Mo., boosting the buyer's tally to 112 BK stores and making it one of the system's largest franchisees. The...
MINNEAPOLIS —To enhance the menus in the restaurants of its 161 domestic Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, based here, went back to school. Because there is no...
