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…

Jamba reports Q2 results for 2008

September 3, 2008

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Jamba Inc. has reported its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended July 15, 2008. The company's statements include the…

Sweet Peppers Deli moves into Mississippi Gulf Coast

September 3, 2008

GULFPORT, Miss. — Sweet Peppers Deli has announced that its newest set of franchisees, David and Joyce Cadwallader, plan to open their first location in…

Charley's Grilled Subs franchisee to give employee kidney

September 3, 2008

OREM, Utah — Marcus Gilbert, a Utah-area Charley's Grilled Subs franchisee, will donate a kidney Sept. 12 to his 16-year-old employee, Juan Delgado. …

Moe's intros grain-fed pulled pork

September 3, 2008

ATLANTA — Grain-fed pulled pork is joining marinated grilled chicken, steak, tofu, ground beef and fish to become the sixth protein option at Moe's Southwest…

Dallas Starbucks to launch new breakfast offerings

September 2, 2008

Pegasus News (Dallas): Starbucks locations in Dallas will start to offer a new menu of "healthy" breakfast items. The menu includes oatmeal, apple-bran…

Charley's Grilled Subs adds new VP

September 2, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Charley's Grilled Subs has named Joel Mirman as the company's new vice president. He will work out of the company's international corporate…

Fatburger ranked best burger

September 2, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.'s Fatburger restaurant chain has won the 2008 "Best Burger From A Restaurant" title from a competition held at…

Western Expo: Tech solutions on tap

POS systems, marketing companies offer Web-based solutions.

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…