Articles by FER Edit

Health inspections can be unplanned and ill-timed, but some restaurants in Washington, northern California and Canada are finding them fraudulent as well. Operators there have…

The team won one for the tipper, or so it seems from the foodservice industry’s reaction to President Obama’s signing of the financial reform bill…

The National Restaurant Association is hosting a new members-only webinar on its ServSafe Food Safety program. The Aug.18 webinar will cover topics including how the…

At least two state legislatures are mulling over bills threatening dealers’ and consultants’ ability to practice interior design. The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association opposes the…

A federal appeals court has ruled that the actions taken by two San Diego-area Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants to accommodate disabled customers violated the Americans…

Reviews are in on New York City’s new restaurant letter-grading system. And if operators could do the grading, the system would be unlikely to make…

Grilled chicken with a side of carcinogen? Wording similar to that is being debated in California. An Appellate Court ruling last week reversed a ruling…

Who is to blame and who is to pay for a restaurant ventilation system that is not doing its job? That’s the decision facing a…

In our last issue of Fortnightly, we reported on the general uneasiness of New York City operators with the city’s new restaurant-grading system, which posts…

Apparently, for New York state bagel eaters, the first cut is the deepest—and it’s taxable. Last month, looking for ways to fill its coffers, the…