LAWSUIT STALLS NYC MENU BOARD MAKEOVER
New York's plan to hurt only restaurants that volunteer to do the right thing has hit a snag. What are YOU lookin' at? .....[full story]

MICHIGAN EYES TOUGHER FOOD CODE
Michigan legislators are sick of, well, people getting sick from unsanitary foodservice employees.....[full story]

NRA EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT BIOFUELS
First corn ethanol makes corn expensive. Then you're down to roots and berries. But those are gone too, because everyone's planting corn....
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NEW FOOD CODE IN EFFECT IN WESTERN ILLINOIS
Monmouth, Ill., didn't have a food code, presumably because it didn't need one. Now it does. Have one, we mean....[full story]

JULY 6 EARLY DEADLINE FOR FER PRESIDENT'S PREVIEW FORECAST MEETING
What're you waiting for? A discount?....[full story]

TECHNOMIC REVISES FORECASTS UPWARD AT 'RESTAURANT TRENDS' MEET
Inflation and full-service resiliency were among surprises noted at the annual conference.....[full story]

McDONALD'S GROWS ROBUSTLY, PLANS FASTER OPENINGS
Big same-store gains, plus bigger system growth. And did we mention accelerated new-unit development?....[full story]

UPGRADED DATA PROTOCOL NOW LETS POS TALK TO KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
NAFEM's system to let kitchen equipment talk to your PC can now talk with your POS system too!....[full story]

R.W. SMITH & CO. DONATES $10,000 TO ROAD TO ATLANTA CHARITY RIDE
Hey, cowboy, where you goin' with that saddlebag full o' hunnerts?....
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WENDY'S, APPLEBEE'S CONSIDER SELLING; FRIENDLY DOES
These days, even the big ones look to partner up....[full story]

TGI FRIDAY'S SAYS SMALLER PORTIONS TO SHOW PROFITS
Traffic's up. Check averages are almost even and rising. Meals smaller than your head might actually work....[full story]