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Casual-Dining Restaurants to Feel Bite of Higher Taxes |
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Friday, 11 January 2013 17:46 |
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Popular casual-dining restaurants such as Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday and Cheesecake Factory will have their work cut out for them in 2013 as consumers grapple with smaller paychecks and less disposable income. A payroll-tax break granted during the recent recession that for two years had added about 2% to every U.S. paycheck expired on Jan. 1, denting workers’ take home pay. Continue
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Burger 21 looking to aggressive growth! |
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Friday, 11 January 2013 17:40 |
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Restaurant news.com - Burger 21®, a new fast casual concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot® Restaurants, Inc., announced today that it signed franchise agreements with six different entities in six states in 2012 to develop a total of 11 restaurants as part of its aggressive growth strategy to bring its crafted burgers and hand-dipped shakes to more cities across the country. Continue |
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Burger King 14 year old lawsuit finally settled! |
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 13:28 |
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QSRweb.com - Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., Burger King's largest franchisee, announced that its subsidiary, Carrols Corporation, has entered into an agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve sexual harassment litigation that began in 1998.
The case alleged that Carrols had subjected female employees working at its locations to sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and attempted to establish a class action based on a claim of "pattern or practice" across its restaurants in 13 states. Continue |
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Four foodservice trends will stand out this year |
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 13:22 |
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QRSweb.com - Intelligence firm Mintel predicts there will be four trends in particular that will have the biggest impact on the restaurant industry in this year.
"Through extensive research and intelligence culled from our Menu Insights database and consumer surveys, we've narrowed down the four biggest foodservice trends that consumers and restaurant operators alike will be focusing on when it comes to nutrition, menus and new concepts," said Kathy Hayden, foodservice analyst at Mintel.Continue |
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Barberitos opens second store in Florida with more on the way! |
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 12:45 |
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Jacksonville business journal - The second area Barberitos, a Southwestern Grille & Cantina, has opened in Yulee and two more are planned to open in Jacksonville over the next two years. Barberitos Franchising Inc., based in Athens, Ga., is a quick service restaurant chain with 30 locations in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. Continue |
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Restaurants reluctant to raise menu prices |
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 12:24 |
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NRN.com - Restaurant chains are increasingly reluctant to raise menu prices despite projections of a 3-percent increase in commodity prices overall in 2013, according to a new survey by purchasing support firm SpenDifference LLC. Continue |
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How 'fiscal cliff' deal impacts small restaurateurs, franchisees |
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 12:21 |
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While the restaurant industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the White House and Congress just narrowly avoided plunging the country over the "fiscal cliff" in December, not everyone is thrilled with all aspects of the deal. Continue |
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Mellow Mushroom, opponents to Avondale plans reach settlement |
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Monday, 07 January 2013 12:32 |
Jacksonville.com- A neighborhood group fighting Mellow Mushroom’s planned restaurant in the Shoppes of Avondale dropped its opposition after a settlement agreement scaled back the number of seats at the restaurant. Continue
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Bartender shot-killed in Boca Restaurant! |
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Monday, 07 January 2013 12:25 |
The associated Press - Police are searching for four suspects they say robbed a Boca Raton restaurant, terrorized patrons and fatally shot the bartender.Authorities said upscale Josephine's restaurant closed at 10 p.m. Friday night, but the owner, several employees and diners remained. Continue
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/06/3170015/bartender-fatally-shot-at-upscale.html#storylink=cpy
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Gun toting patrons asked to leave restaurant... but they were cops! |
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Thursday, 03 January 2013 23:56 |
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A police chief in Belleville, Ill. has banned his officers from eating at a local Denny's and accused the restaurant of "political stupidness" after a confrontation between a group of detectives and the restaurant's manager on New Year's Day, Continue |
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