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Minneapolis restaurants ready to get rid of foam containers

As Minneapolis joins dozens of U.S. cities in renewing its ban on polystyrene foam, a lot of restaurant owners say they already are prepared or are looking into greener options to meet next year’s deadline.

Frontrunner for U.S. Foodservice Revealed

Clayton Dubilier & Rice, an American private equity company, is considered by the Financial Times to be the frontrunner in bidding for the second largest...

Following the money could have triggered a whiplash epidemic this week. Darden didn’t make enough of it, fueling speculation of management changes, while disgruntled restaurant buyers said they want a professional snoop to determine exactly where theirs went. A hefty round of fines underscores who was really behind last month’s fast-food wage protests, and employees in Michigan are learning what it’s like to have skin in the game.

The 700,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to employ some 500 people, they said.Sysco's affiliate, Baugh Midwest Cooperative, purchased 320 acres for its RDC...

What will be the next big buzzword on restaurant menus? According to trend-spotting Chicago research firm Food Genius, it just might be “protein.”

Menu items have to work hard for a living. They must fit with the concept. Sound and taste good. Make money, of course.

Chef and creator of the Cronut, Dominique Ansel, didn’t set out to concoct a best-seller. “There was no magic formula or marketing strategy behind this croissant-doughnut hybrid,” he writes in his book “Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes.” He was simply trying to make a doughnut, for which he had no recipe.

Sandwich concepts need to buy a lot of bread; these three operators found different sourcing solutions.

Burger King riles a whole country, ICE savors the handiwork of the very people it’s apprehending, restaurants discover an unknown party is running their websites, and a dress code is slammed as racist.

Donald Ziniti of Lakeville, MA, was named vice president of warehouse operations and transportation. Ziniti, is responsible for the overall development and...

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