IFMA GOLD & SILVER PLATEJON LUTHER, chairman and chief executive of Dunkin’ Brands Inc., received the 2007 Gold Plate Award for achievement in foodservice. He was honored for his role in developing the Dunkin’ Donuts chain into a franchise system...
LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands Inc. has appointed 12-year company veteran Roger Eaton chief operating and development officer-designate. Eaton, 47, will replace Peter Hearl, 55, who said he would retire from the Taco Bell and KFC parent at the end of...
FOODSERVICE OPERATORS LOOKING BACK AT 2007 MIGHT BE CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT it deserves to be called “The Year of the Heartburn.”Across the foodservice landscape, operators from all segments, including quick service, fast casual, fine dining...
NEW YORK —Freelance illustrator by day, bartender by night, Andy Markloff is also a “Jeopardy” game champion, even though he’s never been on the long-running televised quiz show. Markloff, who...
Reservations or no reservations: That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous complaints from self-absorbed reviewers and pompous patrons or to take arms against a sea of cacophony by...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers will launch a contest Jan. 1 in which consumers can share their “amazing love stories” for a chance to win a Bahamas vacation. The “Fool for Love” contest will run through Feb. 10 and is...
