liability

The Fat Fault Line

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 15, 2005

Feel like everybody blames you for the obesity epidemic? Funny thing is, everybody doesn’t. It was four years of terror for anyone who ever served a...

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Court decides Jimmy John's franchisees can be sued, too

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2017

The licensees will be party along with the franchisor to a class-action suit alleging wage theft, a weird twist on "joint employer."

Drinks on the house

By Bill Main on Sep. 14, 2000

According to a recent Gallop survey, 64% of Americans have used a Designated Driver Program (DDP).

Intentional Contamination:

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 01, 2005

Beyond the political implications of the use of food products as weapons, there is also the legal question of whether a company can be held liable for the...

Holiday hangovers

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 07, 2000

Celebrations are important and holiday parties are a great way to show your employees how much you appreciate them and their efforts on your behalf. But...

Is it sunset for the daybreak bandits?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 16, 2005

One of the most audacious crime sprees the nation's restaurants have ever seen may soon be coming to a close.

To catch a thief

By Bill Main on Oct. 24, 2001

Any foodservice operation with a bar knows that it can be a challenge to keep beverage costs under control, and even more difficult to get to the root of the problem.

In their own words: Jim Fox

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 11, 2005

Jim Fox on the lessons, the labors and the passions of the restaurant life.

Ron Bailey: Stay open late

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2003

For years, Ron Bailey, a McDonald's franchisee with six units spread across New York City's Harlem neighborhood, would lock up shop at 11 p.m.

Industry Leaders Forecast Growth Year in 2006

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 06, 2006

The marketing group and vendor executives expressed their bullishness about business next year and beyond, some even forecasting double-digit growth...

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