sustainability

Italy's taste invasion

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 01, 1998

For years Italian food to most Americans meant Southern-style red sauce, meatballs, and spaghetti.

Extreme food vacation: Southeast Asia

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 10, 2006

A universe apart from the ethnic mom-and-pop eateries stateside, a first encounter with Asia can stagger even sophisticated food professionals.

Fishing For Answers

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 07, 2007

Americans are finally getting on board and heeding nutrition recommendations to eat more seafood. Recent figures from the National Fisheries Institute...

Next gen green

By Steve Brooks on Mar. 01, 2009

As sustainable restaurants grow in number, they’re growing in another way. They’re raising the bar on what sustainability means.

Lessons in seasonal menuing

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2010

But how do you get in on the seasonal game? We asked the experts and came back with these suggestions.Eat’n Park’s head of purchasing, whose official...

The week in ideas, August 19, 2011

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 19, 2011

A week full of big ideas. Howard Schultz tells D.C. he’d like a double half cap economy with extra foam and less partisanship. A D.C. restaurant puts a contract out on its customers. Chipotle scores twice with big branding ideas. And the power of Twitter shines through.

Kathleen Phillips Joins PRO*ACT As Sustainability Coordinator

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 09, 2012

MONTEREY, CA (February 9, 2011)—This week, PRO*ACT announced the addition of Kathleen Phillips as Sustainability Coordinator. In this newly created...

Financing

Making room at the bar

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2012

The competition at the bar continues to heat up. Often that translates into a larger and more eclectic inventory—and a larger footprint.

Compass Group Announces The Million Lb. Challenge

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 22, 2013

CHARLOTTE, NC (April 22, 2013)—On Earth Day 2013, Compass Group launched The Million Lb. Challenge, a company-wide commitment to reduce green-house gas...

Operations

Seattle breaks new ground with latest restaurant ban

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 14, 2017

A sweeping prohibition of single-use wares has finally been set for enforcement, and restaurants indicate they're ready.

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