economy

After 100 Years, A Name Change at Merchants

HATTIESBURG, MS - After a century in business, The Merchants Co. here has changed its name to reflect its day-to-day mission.The Frosty Acres Brand...

Financing

Preserving leftover wine

What to do with leftover wine is one of the few downsides of wine-by-the-glass programs.

Operators, leaning toward the Democrats, choose Hillary

With both real and nominal growth now dipping into negative territory, the firm expects 2009 will be the worst year for foodservice since it began tracking...

According to the company, this new approach “makes U.S. Foodservice-Corona the only food distribution company for the Inland Empire market - which includes...

Chef Al Massa at Michael’s on East slashed costs, brought in more adventurous fare—and increased traffic along the way.

According to Mintel’s latest report on green living, the environment remains a concern for the majority of Americans. More than one-third (35%) of survey respondents say they would pay more for ‘environmentally friendly’ products.

Doing away with daily expenses like morning coffee and bottled water, Americans are taking all measures to cut back on spending, according to the latest Harris Poll.

When you take three Iron Chefs out of Kitchen Stadium and place them before a live audience of avid listeners, they are very willing to forget their TV rivalry and battle scars. That was quite evident when Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto and Jose Garces traded quips on a Times Talk panel during the TV Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival on October 9.

Continuing high unemployment rates across the U.S. point to a still bumpy road to recovery, but there are signs of hope in the year ahead. Although restaurant traffic was down 1 percent in the third quarter of 2010, visits to restaurants increased during the fourth quarter and growth is forecast to continue into 2011.

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