Restaurant Industry News Archive for 2006

Finally there's a blend of high-tech and high-touch training thanks to the iPod. Todd Horchner shows how CEC is using the new iPod to bring video training to the front line. He discusses how creating playlists of short video clips, integrated with hands-on practice, can help new employees reach a productive level quicker than ever.

Homaro Cantu, executive chef of Chicago's Moto restaurant, isn't afraid to try new things -- and neither are his patrons.

The National Restaurant Association today announced a new addition to its lineup of Executive Study Groups. The new group will focus on licensing and compliance issues in the restaurant industry, including those dealing with liquor, health, tax and business registration and various permits. The group will also proactively engage state and local administrators in discussions about policies that impact restaurant operations.

ARAMARK Corporation (NYSE:RMK), a world leader in providing professional services, announced that its shareholders overwhelmingly voted at a special meeting today to adopt the merger agreement entered into on August 8, 2006, providing for the acquisition of ARAMARK by an investor group led by Joseph Neubauer and investment funds managed by GS Capital Partners, CCMP Capital Advisors and J.P. Morgan Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Warburg Pincus LLC.

Famed Vegas Club to Be Recreated at Wine Spectator's Best of the Best in February; Permanent South Beach Location Opens Spring 2008 at the Fontainebleau Resort.

The cookbook salutes the carefree lifestyle that the Hooters restaurants are known for, with chapters featuring everything from tailgating and grilling, to recipes to impress, as well as a whole section dedicated to wings.

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Sour Cream Goes rBGH-Free

Many companies take a serious look at central production. The prospect of better consistency and the opportunity to run larger batches lure too many of these companies into a trap.

The Travel Price Index (TPI) for the month of November decreased 1.9 percent from October and was up 1.9 percent over November 2005.

Hispanics already comprise 16 percent of hospitality workers nationwide - and by 2020, one in five U.S. residents will be Latino.