VANCOUVER Wash. The Holland Inc. said its 39-unit Burgerville quick-service chain would expand its pilot composting and recycling program systemwide by next year. Currently, 34 Burgervilles are participating in a recycling program and eight...

Striving to slash cooking times, boost productivity and make the kitchen a safer and more pleasant workplace, Boston’s the Gourmet Pizza has replaced conventional open-flame cooking equipment with high-tech cooking devices of a kind rarely seen in...

SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is launching a citywide program next week to recover restaurant fryer oil and other fats for conversion into biodiesel fuel, which could then be used to power municipal vehicles. ...

HOUSTON Luby’s Inc., operator of the namesake 128-unit cafeteria chain, is under fire again from its largest independent shareholder, Ramius Capital Group LLC, which wants Luby’s to form a more independent board and to seek strategic alternatives...

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ST. LOUIS Hardee’s has added a premium breakfast burrito as a limited-time offer, extending the list of quick-service chains that are embracing the item as a potential draw in the increasingly competitive morning market. Hardee’s Country...

GAINESVILLE FLA. Gumby’s Pizza, a growing takeout and delivery concept, the rush is just getting started. —Come midnight on a Friday or Saturday, many restaurants are locking up for the night...