food costs

USDA Boosts Funding for BSE Research and Food Safety

WASHINGTON, DC - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced last week that almost $2 million in funding has been redirected to enhance research on bovine...

Cheese users are getting milked

Cheese prices have been heading skyward for months.

ATLANTA (Jan. 13) - Two major foodservice distributors have joined with Atlanta-based Restaurant Technology, Inc. (RTI), to provide electronic ordering to...

Three meat industry mavens share their strategies for purchasing and menuing underutilized cuts: Scott Popovic, corporate chef with Certified Angus Beef,...

Sustainability continues to be a driver when it comes to buying and menuing seafood. But the criteria for sustainable seafood is confusing.

Taco Bell sets breakfast goals, Outback’s Tim Gannon assumes a new mission, Famous Dave’s exits the interior-design business and an acquisition puts a little-known consumer heartthrob on a fast growth track. If that’s news to you, read on.

Smaller portions of meat go a long way as chefs make room for more vegetables. Here's where food and drink are going next.

We think we're doing our employees a great favor by offering them free meals during their shift. But ask yourself... could I get excited about production leftovers, day-old menu items or a random assortment of low-cost like spaghetti or hamburgers?

Some independent restaurants in Houston are about to unveil the future of group purchasing.

Menu items have to work hard for a living. They must fit with the concept. Sound and taste good. Make money, of course.

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