Restaurant Management News

As I explained to a restaurant manager this weekend that he was going to have to take my inedible $18 pork ragu pasta back to the kitchen and off my bill, I thought of my mom. via Kansas.com

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“We commend the victims in this case for reporting the harassment”

An Anaheim-based restaurant chain agreed to pay $625,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the firm allowed sexual harassment, then punished workers who complained about it, federal officials said today. via Daily Breeze

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Ferndale restaurateur Billy Downs, known locally for his do-it-yourself Asian restaurants bd's Mongolian Grill, has sold his company. via Detroit Free Press

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“You have high expectations and this is one of those markers that you have that you need to perform well on”

It's a few days before Mother's Day and Robert Jenkins jumps every time the phone rings. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

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McDonald's Corp., the nation's No. 1 hamburger chain, said Thursday its global same-store sales rose 5 percent in April. via Raw Story

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“We're working with our owner-operators to provide medical coverage at reasonable rates”

McDonald's Corp. is working hard to redefine "McJob," a word various dictionaries define as unstimulating, low-paying employment with few prospects. via Daily Herald

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“I knew it would be a big part of our business, but this has blown my expectations away, and I think it's even going to go higher”

Sometimes during peak hours, the phones are silent in Andy Freitas' pizza restaurants, yet the cooks are busy keeping pace with hungry customers.

That's because orders are rolling in through the Internet.

'It's pretty amazing not to hear a phone ring on a busy night,' said Freitas, an operating partner with the largest Papa John's franchisee in the Washington, D.C., market.

In the past seven years, Louisville-based Papa John's International Inc. has made a lot of dough from online ordering _ more than $1 billion to be exact. Read more

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“We expect this work to take several months to complete and a further announcement will be made in due course”

Shares in Enterprise Inns soared almost a third yesterday after it received approval to become the first UK pub group to convert into a lucrative real estate investment trust , pot-entially cutting its tax bill ... via The Independent

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“Obesity is one of the most serious public health threats we face today”

Posting calorie information on restaurant menus could play a major role in slowing the obesity epidemic, according to a study released today by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. via KTLA-TV Los Angeles

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“We have an incredibly talented management team here at IDQ which has positioned us well for this leadership transition”

John Gainor to Succeed Charles Mooty as President, Chief Executive Officer at International Dairy Queen, Inc. via Fox News

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