CHICAGO Less than half of South Los Angeles residents were aware of the yearlong moratorium on fast-food development that went into effect Aug. 11 within the restaurant-rich area, according to research released Monday by Technomic Inc. The...

NATIONAL REPORT With fall rolling in, restaurants are shifting their promotional spotlight to all things pumpkin. The first flush of products range from pumpkin cream cheese on a pumpkin bagel at Einstein Bros. and sister concepts Noah’s and...

WHITE PLAINS N.Y. Lawmakers in Westchester County, N.Y., are considering a menu-labeling regulation similar to the one that went into effect earlier this year in neighboring New York City. Under the proposed mandate, local units of chain...

CARROLLTON Texas Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc. has appointed Craig Cunningham to the newly created position of vice president of brand marketing for T.G.I. Friday’s USA. He will report to Andrew Jordan, Friday's senior vice president...

ORLANDO Fla. Acknowledging that the casual-dining market has softened more than it anticipated, Darden Restaurants Inc. said Wednesday that its casual-dining brands are adjusting in the short term by couponing, tweaking prices and marketing more...

SALT LAKE CITY The Slaymaker Group, a franchisee of T.G.I. Friday’s and parent of the Winger’s Grill & Bar chicken-wing concept, has named Scott Slaymaker chief executive as part of a management realignment. The changes follow the death in late...

NEW YORK Business-and-industry contract feeders could be stiffed on fees and left with emptier host facilities because of the ongoing meltdown in the financial community, according to on-site consultants. They point to a potential fallout...

MINEOLA N.Y. Legislators in New York's Nassau County have proposed a law that would require restaurateurs to list the prices of daily specials. Harvey Levinson, chairman of the county's Board of Assessors, initiated the proposal and...