BOISE Idaho J.R. “Jack” Simplot, the founder of restaurant-industry supplier J.R. Simplot Co. and a key figure in the early growth of quick-service chains like McDonald’s, died peacefully at his home Sunday at age 99, the company said. One...
No-e-mail Fridays—that idea is not an official policy, but just the suggestion of a prohibiting electronic messaging for one day a week was enough to improve communication within Marco’s Pizza, the 171-unit Toledo, Ohio-based chain...
WASHINGTON —Speakers, attendees and panelists at the 2008 Women’s Foodservice Forum leadership development conference reflected on advances made by the industry’s female executives during the WFF’s...