LEBANON Tenn. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., the operator of 588 restaurants and gift shops, posted Tuesday a 9-percent drop in its fiscal 2009 second-quarter profit on slowed sales, but still beat Wall Street estimates, which sent its...
SPARTANBURG S.C. As public health advocates continue to pour pressure on restaurant companies to lower the amount of salt in their food products, Denny’s said Monday it is rolling out systemwide a number of reformulations that will lower sodium...
ORLANDO Fla. —“Tectonic technological shifts” are aiding America in its “transformational moment in history,” futurist author Peter Leyden told attendees to the 14th annual International Foodservice...
ORLANDO Fla. —The development of information technology-enhanced kitchen equipment, or so-called “smart” devices, is being slowed by operator uncertainty about what they want from the marriage...
ORLANDO Fla. —Falling hardware prices are spurring trial, but restaurateurs should clearly understand how they want to use digital menu and marketing boards before they invest, operators on an FS/TEC...
Setting forth principles for innovative thinking in a spotlight presentation at The NAFEM 2009 Show in Orlando, Fla., Madison Mount, associate partner of IDEO, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based design firm, ticked off precepts like “strive for empathy,” ...
