Parents magazine names Uno Chicago Grill a Best Bet

June 16, 2008

BOSTON — To help parents find the best bet for eating out with kids, Parents magazine put more than 50 full-service and buffet-style restaurant chains to the…

Domino's unveils Batman promo site

June 16, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A viral marketing Web site for Gotham City Pizzeria is active at www.gothamcitypizzeria.com.    The site, which features a "powered by…

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FDA backs NYC in calorie-count dispute

June 15, 2008

USA Today: The Food and Drug Administration believes the New York City has a right to force chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, a…

Intura to offer automated map-sectoring technology

June 15, 2008

ARLINGTON, Texas — Intura Solutions LP, a manufacturer of point-of-sale and enterprise-management software for quick service, fast casual and delivery…

Commodities update — Week of June 16, 2008

June 15, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their downward trend for the week ended June 13, averaging $2.06 per pound for the…

CiCi's rolls out peel-and-win promo

June 15, 2008

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza will introduce a new peel-and-win promotion, "Wanna Play," on June 15, the company has announced.   Prizes to be given away…

Midwest flooding may push food prices higher

June 15, 2008

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Over the weekend of June 7, a monsoon-like storm dumped 10 inches of rain on Central Indiana, flooding farms still to…

Jerseys Pizza & Grill preps for Crosstown Series

June 15, 2008

CHICAGO  — Jerseys Pizza & Grill, located in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, will make it easy for fans to take sides in the upcoming Cubs-White Sox…

Chains put tomatoes back on the menu

June 12, 2008

FRESNO, Calif. — California tomato growers are relieved that restaurants and grocery stores have announced the return of tomatoes to store shelves and menus.

Arrest in delivery-driver murder ruled proper

June 12, 2008

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.): A judge ruled that police acted properly when they arrested Bradley M. Justice for the brutal beating and murder of a…

Study shows calorie counts affect diners' choices

June 12, 2008

ABC News: The American Journal of Public Health has published a study regarding the affects of posting calorie counts on menu boards.   The researchers…

Little Caesars kicks off Hawaii expansion

June 12, 2008

Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Little Caesars franchisee South Seas Restaurant Management Co. LLC is opening the first of 15 restaurants planned for Hawaii. South…

Wis. Chuck E. Cheese to let liquor license expire

June 12, 2008

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: CEC Entertainment, the operator of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, will give up the liquor license for its location in Brookfield…

America's Incredible Pizza to stage opening celebration

June 12, 2008

MESQUITE, Texas — America's Incredible Pizza will open its 15th location June 18, 2008, to the general public. The doors will open at 11 a.m.   Clowns, face…

NRA joins campaign to revisit food-to-fuel mandates

June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association continued to express concern over increasing wholesale food and commodity prices and the resulting dire…

19 Fla. counties cleared, ready to ship tomatoes

June 11, 2008

MAITLAND, Fla. — Florida's tomato growers in the state's prime tomato-producing regions enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's…

Figaro's offers to feed presidential candidates, staff

June 11, 2008

SALEM, Ore. — Ron Berger, chairman and CEO of Figaro's Italian Pizza, has announced that if either McCain or Obama is ever within five miles of a Figaro's…

NRA backs Bush budget request for more FDA funding

June 11, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has announced that it supports the Bush Administration's request for additional funding for the…

Restaurants shift beverage strategies, study shows

June 11, 2008

CHICAGO — Limited-service restaurants have reduced the number of beverage items on their menus compared to the prior year, reports foodservice consultants…