Smaller restaurant operators embrace kitchen technology
Apr 23, 2007
WASHINGTON —The Clyde’s Restaurant Group of full-service operations in and around Washington, D.C., associates rising sales and improved food quality with the transition from printed tickets in the kitchen to display terminals with...
Virginia Tech's foodservices contend with the nightmare
Virginia Tech's foodservices contend with the nightmare
Apr 23, 2007
BLACKSBURG Va. Menacing 70-mile-an-hour winds blew through here the morning of Monday, April 16, but the spring day portended only business as usual for residents Robert Coffey and Kimberle Badinelli, both employees at Virginia Polytechnic...
E. coli suspicions prompt beef recalls
Apr 23, 2007
MERCED Calif. About 100,000 pounds of frozen hamburger from Richwood Meat Co. Inc. have been recalled after three children showed symptoms of E. coli contamination after eating burgers from sports concessions, according to press reports. ...
Dinnerhouses cut portions down to size
Dinnerhouses cut portions down to size
Apr 23, 2007
After years of following a bigger-is-better course, casual-dining chains are paring down their entrée portions to address dietary demands, though some brands admit to trepidations and recall a leading chain’s hasty abandonment of a sales-stunting...
ON THE MENU: Kamuela Provision Company Hilton Waikoloa Village Hawaii’s Big Island
ON THE MENU: Kamuela Provision Company Hilton Waikoloa Village Hawaii’s Big Island
Apr 23, 2007
Many first-time guests at the Kamuela Provision Company, an oceanside fine-dining restaurant on the Big Island of Hawaii in the sprawling Hilton Waikoloa Village resort, don’t expect the food to compare to the spectacular sunset view from their al...
Army & Air Force Exchange Service saves a little green by employing energy-efficient equipment
Apr 23, 2007
DALLAS —Eyeing a potential savings of nearly $12 million in energy costs over the next four years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is reducing its environmental footprint by going green, the military service said. ...
McDonald’s to refranchise 1,600 units
Apr 20, 2007
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. confirmed Friday it is refranchising nearly 1,600 units in Latin America and the Caribbean, a move that would spur growth in the overseas markets and reduce corporate earnings volatility, it said. The company...
Einstein Bros. Bagels announces first franchise agreement
Apr 19, 2007
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The combi makes inroads upmarket
Apr 19, 2007
Best known for making shorter work of banquets and onsite foodservice, the combination oven-steamer is now bringing its razor-sharp cooking precision and multi-function capability to a new realm: fine cuisine. The “combi,” as it is...
Paul Fleming participates in buyout of Z'Tejas
Apr 18, 2007
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Paul Fleming has teamed up with private-equity investors and the management of 10-unit Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill to buy the upscale-casual chain from concept co-creators Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles. The price was not disclosed...
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