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Operations

FDA blasts Calif. plan to put cancer warnings on coffee cups

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 30, 2018

The federal agency says there’s no evidence to support the restaurant-opposed move.

Operations

How transparent should menus be? CSPI sues Jamba Juice to find out

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 24, 2018

The watchdog group has filed a class action against the chain, alleging it doesn’t disclose enough about what’s in its smoothies.

Workforce

What’s at stake with association health plans for staff?

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2018

New healthcare insurance options promise to bring down the cost of coverage for small businesses like restaurants, making a key employee benefit more affordable. Here, in layman’s terms, is what operators need to know about the new choices.

Beverage

Efforts to curb soda consumption bring results on both coasts

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 19, 2018

Sugary drinks are now banned from kids menus in Baltimore, and a statewide soda tax could be on California’s ballot in 2020.

Operations

Menu labeling for chain restaurants is finally the law

By Peter Romeo on May 04, 2018

A surprising quest begun by the industry a decade ago goes into effect Monday, with the focus on compliance rather than catching transgressors.

Emerging Brands

The Future 50 2010

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 28, 2016

Restaurant Business Magazine's annual ranking of the fastest growing small chains in America.

Why you're not happy, but could be

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 31, 2011

The Champagne corks should have been popping for Eric Justice. Barely into his 40s, the admittedly driven chef had achieved the sort of success that instructors recount in culinary schools to stoke students’ dreams and determination. He was overseeing culinary operations for one of the industry’s hottest concepts, making a good income from a company hailed as a great and challenging place to work.

Compass Group Will Phase Out Gestation Crate Pork by 2017

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 08, 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 8, 2012)—Compass Group, the world's largest food and support services company, will eliminate all pork that comes from animals bred...

The art of giving

By Bill Main on Aug. 16, 2000

Rewards, contests, incentives, and bonuses can all be used to motivate employees, but what do employees value? How about asking them what they want? Get better service and keep your employees by using the right rewards.

Food

Tea comes to a boil

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jun. 01, 2012

Tea doesn’t seem to command the same devotion and geekdom that coffee does here in the U.S. While coffee houses boast Rube Goldberg contraptions for brewing java, many operators still throw a tea bag in a cup of hot water—which doesn’t cut it for tea lovers.

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