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Businesses in the counties of Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester in Massachusetts and Providence County in Rhode Island are eligible.

Industry insiders react to the handling of the recent Salmonella outbreak.

Non-profit organization committed to forming a united front.

The company intends to continue working with BTMU Capital Corporation to formalize the restructuring by the end of the forbearance period on August 8, 2008.

Experts offers solutions during second day of the NRA’s ‘Sodium and Healthy Plate’ symposium.

Highlights from the first day of the NRA’s ‘Sodium and the Healthy Plate’ symposium.

Thomas Jefferson Awards program recognizes commitment to free enterprise.

New grassroots program will focus and expand advocacy efforts of restaurant community.

New Orleans Roast and New Orleans Brew bought the chain and plan to expand its brewing and franchise operations.

The company has agreed to provide its lender with monthly, rather than quarterly, reports of the company’s operations and cash flow.

Tim Hortons Inc. has been notified of a Statement of Claim by two franchisees.

A new law protects the chain restaurant industry from litigation over credit card expiration dates on receipts.

The company acquired the meat brands Jordan’s, Deutschmacher, Kirschner, Essem, Tasty Bite, and Willams of Vermont.

The presidential hopeful was received well by the pro-McCain crowd, blaming high food prices on unfair farm subsidies.

The new bill spells out exactly what numerical truncation is required when printing credit and debit receipts.

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The bill, “The Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act of 2008,” was introduced by U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Adam Putnam (R-Fla.).

Encrypted
data passes through retailer networks and servers in a form that cannot
be compromised even in the event of a data breach.

The Department of Justice investigation into the proposed merger of the two media services has been closed.

Appraisals often are associated with annoyance—the mere thought of paying good money for someone to come into your restaurant and snoop around everything from the kitchen to your bookkeeping makes many operators cringe. But these valuations are a necessary part of doing business, particularly in the fast-food arena, where changes like the expiration of leases […]

On March 31, Cicely D. Simpson will join the company in the newly created position of director of federal and state government affairs.

Three more Dairy Queen franchisee associations joined the Michigan Dairy Queen Operators’ Association in its lawsuit against International Dairy Queen and American Dairy Queen.

Ken Rollin has joined the company’s Leadership Council as vice president and general counsel, following a five-month extensive search to replace the company’s previous general counsel.

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Before a final judgment is rendered, the court has requested that the parties file post-trial motions by August 9th.

You’ve heard trans fat is bad, but there are actually two kinds. What does that mean for restaurants?

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a doctor who accused KFC of not telling customers that it used trans fats to fry its chicken.

In addition to a potential sale, the suit accuses Raving Brands of racketeering, failure to properly distribute moneys to charities, and undisclosed kickbacks.