One of America’s wealthiest men recently became a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee, but the franchisor had relatively little to do with the deal. Instead, an outside company that the chain’s franchisees use to help them sell their units...

NEW YORK New York State Restaurant Association appeals a federal judge’s ruling that would enact a controversial calorie-posting regulation here, a growing number of food-service operators are revamping their menus and finding that the information...

The jalapeño has come a long way since crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. Long a staple ingredient of traditional Mexican cuisine, the spicy, thick green chile—which turns red when ripened and becomes the popular chipotle when dried and...

ARNOLD DOMINGUEZ: DEL TACOArnold Dominguez knows it’s going to be another one of those doom-and-gloom staff meetings when the person in charge of purchasing opens by saying, “Please don’t shoot the messenger….” Invariably of late...

ArdentSpirits.com , a website devoted to cocktail education and appreciation, offers subscriptions to its Weekly Worldwide Bartender Bulletin, which provides a direct link between bartenders and...

Agrowing number of operators are producing short videos for the Internet in an effort to attract the throngs of potential customers surfing the Web for news and entertainment.The videos, which are less expensive to make than traditional...

With all of the election year talk about illegal-immigration reform, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there are plenty of immigrants living in this country legally, working, raising families and hoping for a piece of the American dream.While...