NYC WON'T WAIT FOR CHAINS TO DROP TRANS FATS
New York, where everything's fast, figures chains have had enough time....[full story]

DES MOINES FOG ORDINANCE PROVING FOGGY
Okay, so if your café is going to cost $50,000, do you really need a $75,000 grease trap?....[full story]

ANOTHER CHICAGO SUBURB EYES SMOKING BAN
More than 20 cities in Illinois already have snuffed out smoking one way or another....[full story]

MARRIOTT, TRIPP'S GRILL AMONG 2006 ENERGY STAR WINNERS
A couple of operators were among this year's Energy Star award winners....[full story]

TECHNOMIC DETAILS THREATS BUT PREDICTS DECENT 2007 FOR OPERATORS
The overall economy is cooling off, but America's lifestyle makes foodservice indispensable....[full story]

BLUE CHIP HOLDS 2007 FORECASTS STEADY BUT HINTS IMPROVEMENT
Caution is better than no caution, but sliding energy prices could help noticeably....[full story]

FINAL SECOND QUARTER PUBLIC COMPANY NUMBERS SHOW DECENT GROWTH
Final numbers are a little lower than the preliminaries, but still good....
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AND JUST WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF RECESSION?
Let's say they're dropping...a little....[full story]

IAFP HOLDING SYMPOSIUM ON SALAD SAFETY
Mark Oct. 6 on your calendar....[full story]

IFMA ISSUES CALL FOR SILVER PLATE ENTRIES
Know somebody really, really good? ....[full story]

'NAPKIN' COULD SOON DETECT FOOD CONTAMINANTS
File under antibodies, nanofibers, Cornell....[full story]

CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR INVENTS E. COLI SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
File under antibodies, resonance, Drexel....[full story]

SALMONELLA, E. COLI TEST STRIP HITS MARKET
Just wait 20 minutes and check the color....[full story]