Author: Lauren Shepherd
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Nestle recalls all refrigerated Toll House cookie dough
NEW YORK – Federal authorities are investigating a new national outbreak of a bacteria-triggered illness, this time related to a sweet treat treasured by the heartbroken and children-at-heart – packaged raw cookie dough. The federal Centers for Disease Control said its preliminary investigation shows “a strong association” between eating raw refrigerated cookie dough made by…
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Brand names, falling victim to economy, vanish into thin air
NEW YORK • Shoppers won’t be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either. All those names vanished this past year, victims of the economy, the financial meltdown or…
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Menus, prices are in for a change
NEW YORK • Beef may not be what’s for dinner at your favorite restaurant come 2009. Restaurants, now working to secure supply and price contracts for meat and other commodities for the upcoming year, are expecting big increases in food costs – increases that will likely lead to menu changes and price hikes. Some chains…
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Reclaiming breakfast
NEW YORK • After watching more customers stream into drive-throughs for a quick morning meal, family dining restaurants such as Denny’s and IHOP are working to reclaim breakfast.In an attempt to lure diners back to the table – or at least to the curb – the chains are introducing more portable products, offering to-go and…
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Bennigan’s files for Chapter 7
NEW YORK • Restaurant chains Bennigan’s and Steak and Ale have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and stores owned by its parent company will shut their doors.The companies owned by privately held Metromedia Restaurant Group of Plano, Texas, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas. Metromedia Restaurant Group is a…
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Chains offer more burger for a buck
A Burger King customer last week in Coral Gables, Fla. Burger King and Wendy’s, following the lead of McDonald’s, recently added double cheeseburgers — usually a higher-cost item — to their dollar menus. Photo by (AP)