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Dubai already has the world’s tallest building. Now, on a more human scale, it plans to address food safety. After nearly 20% of the food…

Canada’s economy and restaurant business has held steadier during the recession than in the United States, but that doesn’t mean its restaurateurs are any happier.…

Cooking in an outdoor oven set up on makeshift tables behind a restaurant is against health codes nearly everywhere—and perhaps strains common sense, as well.…

There’s just a little more than a year for operators to reap the benefits of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010. The…

Equipment manufacturers—and everyone else, for that matter—watch your calendar. Enhanced testing and new verification requirements for equipment wearing the Energy Star label go into effect…

From our always busy file on California regulations comes the widely discussed news that San Francisco has officially banned toys from meals that contain more…

The member breakfast at the March 30-April 2, 2011 Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association meeting in Phoenix is a crucial one for talking insider—or more specifically,…

We’ve got two items of interest to report from the National Restaurant Association, including an alert to its members about proposed changes in the Americans…

Chains are seeking to be “green” and are looking for ways to cut costs not quality; equipment manufacturers are aiming for energy efficiency. Both can…

Operators in the Big Apple say they need a little lobbying help to represent their interests and address complaints about the business environment. The New…