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Getting in on the healthy dining trend

Give entrepreneurs a trend and they'll try to exploit it. Present them with a groundswell like America's heightened interest in eating better, and you could incite a gold rush. Why, then, with weight loss emerging as a major and potentially permanent consumer anxiety, are there so few health-focused concepts in this year's newcomer roundup?

McDonald’s vows to right sales with flatter management, more localization

A new domestic plan will be quickly implemented under incoming USA president Mike Andres, the corporation said.

A cool wave of house-infused spirits is washing over the bar.

A first-of-its-kind legislative proposal would exempt the state sales taxes from swipe fees, easing the burden on restaurants and retailers.

Can sales spike upward simply by swapping out a restaurant's old point-of-sale system for a newer one? Ralph Desiano sure thinks so.

Today's bad weather cost much of the industry at least a day of lost sales.

Behind the scenes, suppliers scrambled, recipes were tweaked, servers got a crash course on alternative greens.

El Pollo Loco, Pollo Tropical and Del Taco all struggle in the Lone Star State.

Bottled water is one of the most profitable items you can sell, yet a growing number of fine-dining restaurants are dropping it from their menus.

Hispanics are still the hot demographic all right—but as families grow more diverse marketing to them can get a little tricky.

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