As a newbie covering my first International Franchise Association Convention at the Orlando, Fla., Marriott World Center, I have to admit I was blown away. For a crusty reporter like me, who thinks he’s been there, done that...
Consumers’ growing consciousness about health and nutrition presents opportunities for restaurant marketers, but the issue of dietary prudence also poses balancing-act challenges.While it’s perfectly fine to promote more healthful or nutritious...
WASHINGTON —As the remaining presidential hopefuls duke it out in state primaries and caucuses across the nation, members of the foodservice community are taking a harder look at where the candidates...
Consumers’ growing consciousness about health and nutrition presents opportunities for restaurant marketers, but the issue of dietary prudence also poses balancing-act challenges.While it’s perfectly fine to promote more healthful or nutritious...
SEATTLE Starbucks Corp. is eliminating 600 jobs as part of a reorganization, the next step in what the coffee chain has described as a year of transformation. Chairman and chief executive Howard Schultz, who earlier this year pledged to...
SAN DIEGO While announcing a 2.2-percent dip in quarterly profit, Jack in the Box Inc. revealed plans Wednesday to introduce a slew of new products for its namesake chain, including smoothies, premium iced coffee drinks and such snack items as...
IRVING Texas CEC Entertainment Inc., parent to the 534-unit Chuck E. Cheese’s pizza and entertainment brand, said that its fourth-quarter results plunged into negative territory on asset impairment charges and tax adjustments. The company...
NEW YORK Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has agreed to buy the nonrestaurant assets of chef Emeril Lagasse in a deal initially valued at $50 million. Stewart’s company is acquiring the rights to Lagasse’s television programs...
