http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/ Chef Resource for Chefs: Chef News, Foodservice News and Food News. en-us Sun, Nov 22, 2009 Chef News, Cooking, Foodservice, Food Service http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10162.html November 9, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- Foodservice operators and other employers will need to rethink policies and practices related to the Americans with Disabilities Act...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10163.html November 9, 2009 -- Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group has opened restaurants in some unexpected places. The New Yorkbased group has branches in a baseball...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10164.html November 9, 2009 -- After a yew of profit-friendly reductions in commodity pricing for nearly everything but chicken wings, the cost of which has risen on high demand,...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10165.html November 9, 2009 -- NEW YORK -- Restaurant franchisors already scrambling to help franchisees fund growth might need to reach deeper into their bag of tricks after CIT...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10166.html November 9, 2009 -- DALLAS -- Reflecting ongoing economic pressures and changing consumer preferences toward more casual dining, the Distinguished Restaurants of North...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10167.html November 9, 2009 -- Strong movie ticket sales and sliding real estate prices are turning cinema-eating venues into a business with blockbuster potential, say operators...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10168.html November 9, 2009 -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EDINA, MINN. -- In the dog-eat-dog restaurant world, there seems to be little that serial "restrepreneur" Phil Roberts...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10169.html November 9, 2009 -- CHICAGO -- Hurt by rising unemployment rates and a drop in food prices at supermarkets, which can encourage consumers to eat at home, restaurant...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10170.html November 9, 2009 -- PITTSBURGH -- Fifty-unit barbecue chain Damon's Grill filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just days after its sister brand, Max & Erma's,...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10171.html November 9, 2009 -- GLENDALE, CALIF. -- DineEquity Inc., the parent company of Applebee's and IHOP, said cost controls, lower interest expense and reduced impairment...... Tue, Nov 17, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10113.html November 2, 2009 -- NEW YORK -- Since January restaurant companies have looked forward to the third and fourth quarters as providing a respite from their ongoing sales...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10114.html November 2, 2009 -- BOSTON -- Even as casual-dining chains heavily promote meal deals to lure recession-weary consumers, the average prices on the segment's entrees,...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10115.html November 2, 2009 -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- A new law in California aims to bring meaning to the phrase "sustainable" when describing seafood, a...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10116.html November 2, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- The National Restaurant Association is spearheading an effort on Capitol Hill to extend the 15-year depreciation schedule for...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10117.html November 2, 2009 -- Rising check averages can't offset traffic losses Total sales decline in 12 mos ended Aug. 2009 TOTAL SALES, PERCENTAGE...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10118.html November 2, 2009 -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SEATTLE -- Sinking the hopes of anyone who wanted to believe that billboards recently pulled from Elliott Bay could have...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10119.html November 2, 2009 -- BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Delaware North Cos. has partnered with celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto to create a fast-casual concept for larger urban airports...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10120.html November 2, 2009 -- OAK BROOK, ILL. -- After posting another quarter of positive sales trends and profit growth, McDonald's Corp. said October could be the month when...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10121.html November 2, 2009 -- SINGAPORE -- Daniel Boulud, Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali and three other celebrity chefs will open restaurants next year at the massive Marina Bay...... Tue, Nov 10, 2009 http://foodservice.chef2chef.net/foodservice-news/read_new10063.html October 26, 2009 -- MINNEAPOLIS -- In what is seen as a leading indicator of an economic recovery, teens in households with an average income of $75,000 are spending...... Tue, Nov 03, 2009