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Hoping to minimize the confusion and uncertainty in pending federal regulations, the Food and Drug Administration indicated Jan. 21 that it will officially withdraw its…

Burger King has lost the first round in a court battle to shut down a Miami franchisee who didn’t install new cash registers in time…

If you’re a member of the Twitterati, look for FER at twitter.com/FERtweets. We’ll be tweeting our way through 2011 and at February’s NAFEM Show with…

Vulcan will be expanding its product line with the Searmaster Charbroiler line. Vulcan’s parent, Illinois Tool Works Food Equipment Group North America, has acquired parts…

Now celebrating its 125th anniversary, Cooper-Atkins Corp. has made some organizational changes in sales and marketing. Bill Eggers has been appointed to the newly created…

Tom Donovan has been promoted to the post of v.p.-sales for Unified Brands. Donovan will manage dealer, national chain, retail and international business for the…

Hooters of America will answer to a new parent. In a transaction ending nearly three decades of family ownership, a group of private investors has…

Gordon F. Oates Sr., an industry leader and a 38-year veteran of Vulcan-Hart Corp., died Jan. 16. He was 86. Oates’ career in the foodservice…

The Cheesecake Factory is making its first international foray, inking an exclusive licensing agreement with the Kuwait-based Alshaya group of companies to build and operate…

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group is planning to focus on its burger business. The nation’s third-largest quick-service restaurant company said last week it was exploring strategic alternatives for…