Operations

As traditional daypart borders keep blurring for quick-service chains seeking daylong traffic gains, hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts operators are complaining that the franchisor’s intent to sell pizzas, deli sandwiches and other novelties could dilute...

The news has run from good to bad to worse since a pack of New York City rats found fame that shocked and repulsed a global audience three weeks ago. The good news is that about a day after the dozen or so rats were seen on video going...

Juggling the demands of culinary instruction with those of running a restaurant is challenging, but there are perks, said Wilson Njenga, co-owner and chef of Caribbean Island restaurant on City Island in the Bronx, N.Y. Njenga also teaches at...

Some first-time owner-operators achieve kitchen nirvana—a setup that is well-planned and equipped to meet all their needs—from the start.Many others have to compromise.“When you open, you don’t necessarily have the money or the time to do...

For a slow-cooked meat dish, Sean Griffin breaks down a pork shoulder, removing the sinew and excess fat, and then tosses the lean pieces with salt, cracked pepper and transglutaminase.He rolls that mixture into a cylinder and refrigerates it...

Dear Mr. Frieden,As author of the well-punctuated “Don’t Junk That Buckboard!” and the beautifully typed “1,001 Things to Do With A Betamax,” I feel obliged to offer my services to members of your department, and possibly you as well...

LONDON —In a move observers said was an effort to offset the residue of a United Nations contract scandal, foodservice giant Compass Group PLC took a chapter from its U.S. division’s operations...

The Department of Energy is finally putting some money behind the alternate fuel hype. Over the next four years it will invest $385 million in six cellulosic-based biorefineries. The ethanol feedstocks proposed in the projects cover a wide range...