New Orleans restaurant scene surges back

Aug 31, 2009

NEW ORLEANS —Four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated this historic city, its chefs and restaurant owners have shaken off the sucker punch and are swinging back stronger than ever. In...

Dairy Queen unveils new Oreo Cookie Jar Blizzard

Aug 27, 2009

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Domino’s employees made for TV

Aug 27, 2009

ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza Inc. has turned to employees in its accounting and research & development departments to star in a new television advertisement promoting the $5.99 BreadBowl Pastas and the new chocolate lava crunch cake that comes...

Feds: Beef recall caused by testing mistake

Aug 27, 2009

WASHINGTON Federal officials say that ground beef used by Southern California Fatburger restaurants in May was included in a recent recall for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination because the manufacturer did not follow required testing and...

Calif. ops told food-safety certifications are suspect

Aug 26, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO More than 520 restaurant operators across California were notified Tuesday that their employees’ food-safety certification is no longer valid because of inappropriate testing and certification procedures by three moonlighting food...

Dunkin’ Brands names Deputy, Raskopf to senior positions

Aug 26, 2009

CANTON Mass. Dunkin’ Brands, parent of the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins quick-service snack chains, said Monday it has named Christine Deputy and Karen Raskopf senior vice president of human resources and senior vice president of corporate...

Wahoo’s Fish Taco ramps up franchising push

Aug 26, 2009

SANTA ANA Calif. The fast-casual Wahoo’s Fish Taco chain has brought in franchisee Tom Orbe to direct its first big franchising push with the goal of adding at least 100 locations over the next five years, officials said Tuesday.The owner of a...

Chipotle debuts iPhone ordering app

Aug 25, 2009

DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill introduced on Tuesday a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows customers to use their devices to place and pay for their orders. The new ordering app comes as the more than 800-unit...