SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. —Wincing from conditions in their own industry, restaurateurs attending the Restaurant Leadership Conference learned the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, be it...
Frustrated with federal foot-dragging on immigrant-worker issues, lawmakers in Arizona and Colorado are considering measures to create state guest-worker programs as foodservice constituents, and operators in neighboring states, face labor...
Shochu hasn’t yet followed tequila and cachaça into the mainstream of American spirits, but proponents say it’s just a matter of time until the eminently mixable Japanese liquor makes the jump from ethnic obscurity to bar staple. It has a lot...
Like grains of simmering rice, the popularity of Asian food in the United States has expanded dramatically in recent years. Ironically, however, independent Asian restaurants have not been the beneficiaries, officials of The NPD Group say. Instead...
ATLANTA Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. has launched a new ad campaign featuring the “Arby’s Rescue Brigade,” an action-oriented squad whose mission is to rid the world of “ho-hum, everyday fast food.” The campaign, created by Omnicom Group’s...
NEW YORK New York City’s health department said it would start issuing notices of violation as of May 5 to local chain restaurants that fail to follow a new requirement to post calorie counts on their menus or menu boards. However, the department...
NEW YORK New York City’s health department said it would start issuing notices of violation as of May 5 to local chain restaurants that fail to follow a new requirement to post calorie counts on their menus or menu boards. However, the department...
DALLAS Sun Capital Partners Inc. has emerged as the final bidder for Brinker International Inc.’s 224-unit Romano’s Macaroni Grill brand, TheDeal.com reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. Aspokeswoman for Brinker said...
MINNEAPOLIS Buffalo Wild Wings on Tuesday reported a 17.7-percent jump in net income as positive same-store sales trumped an increase in operating expenses. For the first quarter ended March 30, net income rose to $6.5 million, or 36 cents...
