Policy / Legislation News & Media

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…

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Yum! Brands settles labor lawsuit

March 5, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Yum! Brands announced in a regulatory filing that its Pizza Hut chain agreed to settle with 88 plaintiffs involved in a labor lawsuit. The…

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Wendy's may sell Baja Fresh

March 2, 2006

Wendy's International Inc. said it would consider selling its Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chain and speed up the spinoff of its Tim Hortons coffee-and-doughnut…

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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…

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