Keeping a legal workforce

E-Verify can help protect against immigration battles.

Calif. Senate passes menu-labeling bill

September 1, 2008

NBC11.com (San Jose, Calif.): The California state Senate has passed a bill that would require restaurant chains with more than 20 locations to post calorie…

Wal-Mart gets into the pizza business

September 1, 2008

BlueMauMau: Wal-Mart has begun looking at giving restaurants, particularly pizza and meal assembly chains, a run for their money. The retail chain has begun…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 2, 2008

September 1, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell slightly last week, averaging just under $1.71 per pound for the trading week ended Aug.

Restaurant industry performance still soft in July

September 1, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has announced that restaurant industry performance remained sluggish in July, as the association's…

Salmonella outbreak likely over

August 28, 2008

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over.   A joint…

Mid-Atlantic Expo to feature educational seminars

August 28, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, to be held Sept. 17-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer attendees the know how…

Rising commodity, energy costs top concerns

August 26, 2008

CHICAGO — ArrowStream, provider of supply chain management and logistics solutions for the foodservice industry, has announced that commodity and fuel costs…

Uno teams with Autism Speaks for fundraisers

August 26, 2008

BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill is hosting fundraisers called Dough Rai$ers for Autism Speaks, the country's leading autism advocacy organization. Autism is the…

Pizza Fusion names new CEO

August 26, 2008

Bradenton Herald (Fla.): Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion has named Mark Begelman as chief executive officer. Begelman, former chief operating officer of…

Guide addresses food allergies

August 25, 2008

FAIRFAX, Va. — With one in 25 Americans reporting a food allergy, restaurants are increasingly likely to have customers who require a special meal. "Welcoming…

Pizza on the fly

Operators look for ways to capture the time-pressed lunch crowd.

Western Expo hot products draw crowds

August 24, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Point-of-service systems and digital menu boards were among the heavily visited booths on the second day of the Western Foodservice and…

Bloodied woman causes pizzeria scare

August 24, 2008

MyrtleBeachOnline.com: A South Carolina woman covered in blood and duct tape caused a scare last week when she walked into a pizzeria and asked for directions…

Delivery driver kills teen robber

August 24, 2008

Philadelphia Daily News: A retired police officer working as a pizza delivery driver shot and killed a 14-year-old boy who was trying to rob him.   The boy…

Commodities update - Week of Aug. 25, 2008

August 24, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to decline last week, averaging $1.72 per pound for the trading week ended Aug. 22…

Western food show offers tips, new products

August 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo kicked off Aug. 23 with up to 15,000 industry professionals seeing what's hot in the foodservice…

Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo kicks off

August 22, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opened Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center…

Mom-and-pops built on passion

August 21, 2008

News Chief (Winter Haven, Fla.): Quality and quantity are the main ingredients of a successful pizzeria. Three Florida-based independent operators talk about…

Mass. lawmaker seeks statewide trans-fat ban

August 21, 2008

The Boston Globe: The Massachusetts public health commissioner has responded enthusiastically to a lawmaker's request that his agency impose a statewide ban on…