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Designing, building and opening a restaurant just got a lot easier in Los Angeles, where revised regulations are reducing bureaucratic holdups. The new rules, put…

A child nutrition bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives June 10 would target childhood obesity, hunger and school food-safety practices. The legislation requests…

Experience and the bottom line tell you that government decisions and local legislation touch every aspect of a foodservice operation. So it’s critical for operators…

The world’s largest democracy is finding no interest among foodservice operators for its voluntary inspection and accreditation program.   The Food Safety and Standard Authority…

For those keeping track of American frontiers with skylines still clear of fast-food chain signage, you can add Sister Bay, Wis., to the list. The…

If the Chinese government is effective in its crackdown during its latest food-safety scandal, there might be a huge market there for grease traps, disposers…

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…