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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

While San Francisco voters approved that hike in the minimum wage to $15 by 2018, they rejected a 2-cent tax on sugary drinks. Not so…

Election Day last week saw five states approve ballot measures that will gradually raise the minimum wage. Twenty-five other states have passed similar laws in…

Citing lengthier than expected talks with antitrust regulators, the megamerger between the nation’s two largest broadline distributors is taking a bit longer than anticipated. When…

The Affordable Care Act mandates employers with 100 or more full-time-equivalent employees to offer healthcare coverage to full-time employees in 2015. While foodservice operators and…

On Nov. 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain…