New food legislation to assist manufacturers

March 8, 2006

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would limit the ability of states to demand additional food warnings easily cleared the House Wednesday, marking a preliminary…

Seattle's Best to open on Marine facility

March 5, 2006

Stars & Stripes: Seattle's Best Coffee will open a store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.   The goal is to "create a relaxing, European-style coffee…

Seattle's Best to open on Marine facility

March 5, 2006

Stars & Stripes: Seattle's Best Coffee will open a store at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.   The goal is to "create a relaxing, European-style coffee…

NRA: 30 months of consecutive growth

February 28, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to improve in January, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Chipotle's IPO success influences fast-casual growth

by Julie Sturgeon — independent journalist, CEOEditor, Inc.

Fast-casual restaurants as a whole are racking up impressive numbers, but are they enough to sustain Wall Street's appetite?

Starbucks serves in China's 2nd-tier cities

February 13, 2006

HONG KONG — Starbucks Corp. is pinning its future growth strategy on an aggressive expansion into China's lesser-known cities, according to chairman Howard…

Taco Del Mar keeps on growing and growing

In 2005, Taco Del Mar grew from 111 restaurants to 189.

Fast casual reaches Japan

February 6, 2006

The Daily Yomiuri: Fast-casual restaurants have found their way to Japan. It's the fastest-growing segment in the country. Mos Food Services Inc., known for…

Fast Casual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers

January 25, 2006

It wasn't long ago that you had to look up the definition of "fast casual" to understand the meaning of this unique restaurant concept that is a hybrid of the…

Mad-cow case confirmed in Alberta

January 23, 2006

Calgary Sun: The latest case of mad-cow disease has been confirmed in a 6-year-old cow born and raised in Alberta, Canada, the country's food inspection…

London's restaurant industry struggles

January 10, 2006

London Press: A shortage of skilled workers in London 's restaurant industry has new businesses resorting to drastic measures to attract staff. "It is very…

World's 1st fair trade certified coffee soda introduced

November 13, 2005

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. recently introduced an exciting alternative to traditional soft drinks.

Tahitian Paradise Comes To Texas

November 2, 2005

Dallas-area residents will be among the first in the world to experience the tastes of Polynesian cuisine teahouse-style when Tahitian Noni International opens…

Chicken Trends Are Something to Cluck About!

October 16, 2005

Fried, roasted or grilled. Americans are eating more chicken than ever before.

PixelPoint opens new office in Latin America

November 4, 2004

PixelPoint Technologies Inc., a leading developer of POS software for the hospitality industry is proud to announce its opening of PixelPoint Latinoamerica.

Food policies to fight obesity rise, EU investigation

September 16, 2004

September 17, 2004 - The European Commission is funding a project to find out how food labelling and advertising policies could be used to stem the rapid rise…

McDonald's to Sell Donatos

December 31, 2003

McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD - News) on Monday gave Wall Street its latest signal that it is sticking to the basics of selling hamburgers and fries, announcing…