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Court upholds mandate that chain restaurants provide salt warnings

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 10, 2017

The nation’s first requirement that chain restaurants flag high-sodium menu choices with a warning icon has withstood a legal challenge from the NRA.

DOL offers help on Obamacare's next obligation

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 10, 2013

Help for meeting restaurants’ next major obligation under Obamacare was provided this week by the U.S. Department of Labor in the form of templates for educating employees.

'We interrupt this food fight for some education'

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 17, 2014

The competition between foodservice channels is escalating quickly, but that didn’t stop restaurateurs from meeting Monday with the enemy.

New rule for ending Calif. franchises vetoed by governor

Oct. 01, 2014

Restaurants and other businesses in the state had lobbied hard but unsuccessfully against the bill, which aimed to give franchisees more power in disputes with franchisors. The governor questioned whether the law met that intention.

McDonald’s, others to fight NLRB determination on franchisees

Nov. 17, 2014

Public relations resources are being lined up for a multi-faceted push against the agency’s preliminary decision that franchisors can be viewed as “joint employers” of franchisees’ staffs. (subscription required)

Taking credit

By Dina Berta on Apr. 16, 2015

Operators are scrambling to find ways to deal with the sudden or inevitable labor-cost increases.

Seattle warms to soft drink tax

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 24, 2017

Mayor Ed Murray is touting the dual benefits of combating obesity and raising funds for education.

How the First Lady’s latest “move” affects restaurants

By Joann Whitcher on Oct. 03, 2013

Are you using cartoon characters to market not-so-healthy meals to kids? The First Lady would like you to stop.

France forces restaurants to label homemade cuisine

Jul. 15, 2014

Restaurants, caterers and outdoor food stall operators all must now identify housemade meals with a special logo. The goal is to preserve the nation's culinary reputation, but critics argue the new rules are confusing.

Ohio minimum wage to hit $8.10 per hour next year

Oct. 06, 2014

The increases of 7 and 15 cents, respectively, take effect Jan. 1 because of the state wage law’s automatic indexing feature.

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