Target was not the first nor last retailer to be the victim of a data breach. Dairy Queen says that 306 of it 4,500 stores were hacked in early October and more than 200 Jimmy John’s outlets were affected by a different bug in July.On Oct. 17, Pres. Obama signed an executive order aimed at…

Everyone loves New York, but no city wants to emulate at least one foodservice issue affecting the nation’s largest city. In 2013, 62% of a record 15,000 sewer-backup complaints there were caused by buildups of fat, oil and grease (FOG). Smaller cities are taking different approaches to combat the issue and finding different outcomes. Officials…

Despite requests from Orange County, Calif.’s health agency to replace its existing pass/fail restaurant-inspection system with a letter-grading or color-coding program, there will be no change made to the county’s current health-inspection program. On Sept. 29, the county’s Board of Supervisors refused to support the changes recommended by the health agency, which included a three-year…

The low-temp cold war between the U.S. and Russia continues to play out in the world of quick-serve foodservice. Last month, the Moscow Arbitration Court levied a 100,000 ruble fine ($2,583) on Burger Rus LLC, operator and manager of Burger King restaurants in Russia, for the storage of unauthorized items in refrigerators alongside food. The…

The Federal Trade Commission is considering a possible antitrust lawsuit to block the planned merger of Sysco Corp. and US Foods. The FTC, which has been investigating the merger for several months, is concerned that combining the nation’s two biggest food suppliers to restaurants, schools and other institutions could threaten competition. Sysco announced plans in…

The foodservice equipment industry was well-represented during the Aug. 27 public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal phasing out all refrigerants currently used in commercial refrigeration equipment by Jan. 1, 2016. Thirteen of the 33 speakers at the hearing were NAFEM members. While all NAFEM members have until Oct. 6 to leave a comment…

Tweets are the newest way to monitor foodborne illness and restaurants in need of health inspections in the city of Chicago. The Chicago Department of Public Health is using Twitter to monitor the city for restaurants that may be in need of health inspections. The department’s dedicated Twitter bot, twitter.com/foodbornechi, and an online complaint form,…

Knowledge is power, and the National Restaurant Association wants to make sure restaurant employees are armed with knowledge about the legislation and pending court rulings that could impact their livelihoods. The NRA has partnered with Job Creators Network to provide entrepreneurs and business owners with tools to educate their workforces about the public policy issues…

It took two votes, a month apart, for the owners of a proposed sushi restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to get the go-ahead from City Hall for the design of their new building. Back in August, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission gave its nod for the design of Jinsei Sushi, an almost $1.5 million project…

NAFEM members have until Oct. 6 to leave a comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal phasing out all refrigerants currently used in commercial refrigeration equipment by Jan. 1, 2016. Under the requirements of the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program, the proposal suggests that hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants be phased out in compliance with…