POTOMAC Md. Accuvia, a technology consulting, events and publishing firm, has named Mark Ozawa president. Ozawa will report directly to Accuvia chairman and chief executive Robert Grimes. In his new post, Ozawa will oversee day-to-day...
With the Bush administration wielding its clout to seize business records, tap phone calls and eavesdrop on average citizens—all without warrants—restaurant employers are everything from furious to confused to tight-lipped about being drafted into...
In the foodservice industry, there usually is no chicken-or-the-egg question of what comes first between a successful restaurant concept and the complex operating model that grows it to a national chain and sustains its market share. Typically...
GALVESTON TEXAS Landry’s Restaurants Inc. and holders of $400 million in its unsecured corporate notes. —Tightening credit markets and uncertainties about debt management are setting nerves on edge throughout the industry, as...
When Jack Mazur, a lifelong wine aficionado, decided to “do something fun” with his life, he didn’t just sit and sip a fine vintage. He created a wine bar, bistro and retail concept aimed at demystifying wine, educating consumers and providing an...
What some people are calling “The Third Coming” of frozen yogurt is happening in New York and Los Angeles, but the jury is still out on whether this infatuation with a newer, high-tech version of a product that fizzled in the early 1980s will...
The idea behind Granite City Food & Brewery—that people like good food and good beer—is not unique. But the system by which the 19-unit brewpub chain delivers its made-from-scratch desirables is, company officials say. Through a...
GAITHERSBURG MD. Sodexho USA, and being able to fly like a bird didn’t hurt his pitch. —Chef Ray Giordano made a good impression in his employment interview with a recruiter for contract giant...
