Organic To Go intros seasonal catering menu

September 8, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Organic To Go has announced the launch of its new seasonal fall and winter catering menu. Created for groups of five to 1,000, the…

Cosi asks consumers to 'lighten up'

September 8, 2008

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Beginning the week of Sept 8, Cosi guests will have more opportunities to make healthier choices, as the sandwich chain rolls out…

Fatburger names The Designory as agency of record

September 7, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.'s Fatburger unit has named Long Beach, Calif.-based The Designory as its advertising agency of record.  An…

Zaxby's expands Ky. units

September 7, 2008

RICHMOND, Ky. — Zaxby's licensees Sandy Adams and Brad Kelly will open the doors to Kentucky's Madison County's first Zaxby's restaurant. The restaurant will…

Raising Cane's reopens hurricane-struck units

September 7, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. — Raising Cane's, headquartered along the Gulf Coast, has reopened dozens of key locations impacted by Hurricane Gustav.   The 70-location…

Boudin SF launches curbside delivery

September 7, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — Boudin SF has launched curbside delivery for guests at all of its California and Illinois locations.   Guests call in advance and listen to the…

Mid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services

September 7, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety…

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: Linda Duke

Linda Duke, president of Duke Marketing, talks about her new book.

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: More highlights

Richard Slawsky talks with Jill Hastie of WMF Americas and John Medlock of Sure Grip.

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: OrderUp.com

Richard Slawsky talks with Thomas Lay, president of OrderUp.com.

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: Burke

Richard Slawsky talks with Liz Hertz of Burke Corp.

2008 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show: Highlights

Richard Slawsky talks with Dale Salamacha of Wrap This Inc. and Don Potter of Pinnacle Hospitality Systems.

Web trends apparent at Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show

September 6, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — If there was an overriding theme at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show, held Sept. 5-7 at the Orange County Convention Center in…

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show kicks off

September 5, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Restaurant & Hospitality Show opened Sept. 5 at the Orange County Convention Center. The show, which runs until Sept. 7…

Technomic: New Yorkers strongly support menu labeling

September 4, 2008

CHICAGO — Technomic Inc. has announced that 86 percent of New York City restaurant users consider the recently-enacted menu-labeling law there — requiring…

Burgerville dubbed Portland's best burger

September 4, 2008

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Burgerville has announced it has been selected "Best Burger" in Portland, Ore., by AOL City's Best users. Each year, the AOL City's Best…

Beautiful Brands launches new systemwide POS

September 4, 2008

TULSA, OKLA — Beautiful Brands International has announced its implementation of a new POS management system, Xpient's Enterprise Data Manager (EDM), for…

Jim Valentino promoted to Tropical Smoothie president

September 4, 2008

DESTIN, Fla. — Tropical Smoothie Café has announced the promotion of Jim Valentino to president. Valentino has been with the company since May of 200…

Mid-Atlantic Expo partners with NRA: Conserve

September 4, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, along with its co-producers, the Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM), has joined forces with…

Chicago Corner Bakery closes after sewage backup

September 4, 2008

Chicago Business News: The Corner Bakery Café in Chicago's Sears Tower was shut down Sept. 4, 2008, after Chicago's Department of Public Health found raw…