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Hot ovens and cooktops

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2013

As you might expect, chefs have some definite ideas about what they want from an oven or cooktop.

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Avoid repair calls with in-house equipment fixes

 By Lisa Arnett on May 17, 2016

For many operators, taking the time to troubleshoot equipment issues before picking up the phone to call a repair guy can help save on maintenance costs.

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Repeal of Chicago's soda tax begins

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 10, 2017

A final vote on the rollback is scheduled for tomorrow. Opponents of the tax say they already have enough votes to override a veto.

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Comfort in the face of cyberattacks

By Sara Rush Wirth on Nov. 14, 2017

What kind of response should restaurant execs have to a data breach, and how has that changed?

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Can an operator dip into employees' tips?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Dec. 14, 2017

As of now, no, Advice Guy says. But a Trump administration proposal could change that.

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McDonald’s is making a big change to its packaging

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 16, 2018

The company is vowing to use nothing but renewable or recyclable packaging by 2025.

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Q4 restaurant sales surge, reversing lackluster 2017

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 09, 2018

The new Technomic Chain Restaurant Index shows 4.4% sales growth in the quarter.

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McDonald’s to cut its greenhouse gas emissions

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2018

The chain’s plan to combat global warming is its latest effort in a bid to improve its image.

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Panera sued over E. coli allegations

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 17, 2018

A 66-year-old victim who was hospitalized for kidney failure said she was poisoned by a salad sold by a New Jersey unit.

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