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NRA Show: McDonald's CEO talks unity, gets blast from the past
May 18, 2008
Calling the confluence of problems now facing the restaurant industry "a perfect storm," Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, the largest restaurant operation in…
read nowNSF Int'l launches beverage-quality program
May 1, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International (NSF) has announced the launch of a new Beverage Quality Certification Program. The program expands the scope of NSF's…
read nowNY eateries lose calorie-posting appeal
April 29, 2008
AFP: A court has ordered fast-food restaurants in New York to start posting the calorie content of their meals after the New York State Restaurant Association…
read nowChick-fil-A founder gets into pizza business
April 27, 2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Truett Cathy, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chick-fil-A, is opening a pizzeria in Atlanta. The 87-year-old…
read nowYum Brands to host Q1 earnings call
April 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, A&W and Long John Silver's brands, will host the company's 200…
read nowOrganic To Go launches organic pizza
April 9, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go is launching Pizza Organico, a new line of organic stone hearth pizzas, to its line of corporate catering offerings. Pizza Organico…
read nowNYC delays calorie-count requirement
March 27, 2008
New York Daily News: The New York City Health Department has delayed a plan that would require restaurant chains to post calorie counts on menu boards starting…
read nowBaltimore bans trans fats in restaurants
March 27, 2008
Baltimore Business Journal: With the March 27 signature of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, a bill that bans restaurants from serving foods made with trans fats…
read nowResearch and Markets adds 'The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation'
March 25, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of "The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation, 5th Edition" to its offering. The revised and…
read nowDigital Signage Today publishes exclusive industry survey
March 25, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Digital Signage Today, an Internet news site covering the digital signage industry, has published the 77-page guide "Digital Signage: The…
read nowYum one of Top 10 employers in China
March 23, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands China has been named one of the "Top 10 Best Employers in China" by China Central TV. Yum was the only restaurant company to…
read nowMore stay-at-home moms lead to less meals out
March 16, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: From 1948 to 1999, the percentage of women in the work force climbed from 32.7 percent to 60 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor…
read nowMeat exec admits sick cows slaughtered
March 12, 2008
The New York Times: The president of a slaughterhouse at the heart of the largest meat recall denied under oath March 12, but then grudgingly admitted, that…
read nowReport: Consumers impacted by higher menu prices
March 12, 2008
CHICAGO — In a recent national survey by foodservice consultants Technomic, more than half of consumers polled said they have noticed higher menu prices at…
read nowNestlé Foodservices restructures, changes name
March 4, 2008
GLENDALE, Calif. — Nestlé Foodservices North America now is the newly created Nestlé Professional. In addition to its name change, Nestlé Professional has…
read nowSan Francisco expected to pass menu-labeling law
February 28, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle: A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee has forwarded to the full board an ordinance that would require chain restaurants to…
read nowLetter to the Editor: Corn Refiners Assoc. defends use of sweetener
February 27, 2008
Dear Editor: High fructose corn syrup is the target of much misinformation and wrongly singled out in the obesity debate. Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard…
read nowPapa Romano's, Mr. Pita add new territories
February 26, 2008
Oakland (Mich.) Business Review: Pizza chain Papa Romano's and wrap restaurant Mr. Pita have signed master franchisee agreements to begin opening co-branded…
read nowGuide features gluten-free restaurants
February 25, 2008
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Triumph Dining, the nation's leading gluten-free publisher, has just released the third edition of "The Essential Gluten-Free Restaurant…
read nowSubway intros pizza in Pittsburgh-area restaurants
February 20, 2008
PITTSBURGH — Subway restaurants in the Pittsburgh area have expanded their menu to include pizza. Customers create personal-sized, customized pizzas from a…
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