MARYVILLE TENN. Ruby Tuesday Inc. is adding a new tactic: value. In addition, the company revealed it had purchased a controlling interest in a single-unit, fast-casual concept, Wok Hay Fresh Asian Diner, for research purposes and possible...
LOS ANGELES —Industry leaders interested in making more money need to better support their multi-unit managers, or MUMs, Jim Sullivan told attendees at the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held recently here. ...
While culinary schools and programs continue to sprout like mushrooms, fertilized by the popularity of celebrity chefs and TV food shows, apprenticeships as a route to a professional culinary career also are gaining new momentum.Though...
LOS ANGELES —For restaurateurs looking to add sizzle to their menus, freshness, flavor and authenticity are some of the biggest trends to capitalize on, menu trends expert Nancy Kruse told operators during the recent Multi-Unit...
Most Yanks residing on this side of the Atlantic read about British pub life or see it portrayed in films or TV, but relatively few have experienced the cultural phenomenon at close range. The British Beer Co., a seven-unit chain based...
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. ...
