NATIONAL REPORT Amid less-than-jolly projections for holiday spending, restaurants are wrapping their gift cards with extra perks to tempt shoppers. Many chains are offering such rewards as free food and separate gift cards...

LOUISVILLE Ky. Papa John’s International Inc. said it has surpassed $1 million in sales from mobile-phone Web orders since launching the technology in July. Officials from the nation's third-largest pizza chain said Papa John's would...

ORLANDO Fla. The seven-unit Seasons 52 will add a steak and mushroom kebab salad Dec. 16. The new salad will be served with a "touch of blue cheese and a low-fat zesty tarragon dressing that's like béarnaise," said Cliff Pleau, the chain's...

TRENTON NJ New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine on Tuesday signed a bill that would support small to mid-size businesses, including restaurants, during the financial crisis currently afflicting the U.S. economy. The Main Street Business Assistance...

NEW YORK The New York State Liquor Authority said it has extended the deadline for applications for all-night New Year’s Eve permits after only 16 restaurants, bars and clubs had requested the permits on time, a far cry from the 611 that applied...

ORLANDO Fla. —Longtime futurist and trends analyst Peter Leyden, the former managing editor of Wired magazine, will assess the technological and sociopolitical changes shaping cultural and business...