Starbucks will still have baristas on duty. But the machines will handle the tamping and pouring of all espresso shots, with the baristas taking over from there. Some units are already in place, and customers say they can't knock the quality...
The value of HACCP's put-it-in-writing record-keeping scheme became clear just days after the Wendy's story first broke. The company was able to track that batch of chili back up its supply chain and prove that no one involved with the production...
One thing's for sure: No TV chef has ever made an impression like the ever-dour Soup Nazi, portrayed on the "Seinfeld" show by actor Larry Thomas and based on Yeganeh. His character appeared on Seinfeld just once, and then in only one of three...
GREEN FROM RED: Independents like Stephen Starr's Barclay Prime in Philadelphia (above) and Red in Cleveland (below) are well-positioned to profit from American's enduring love affair with red meat. AFFORDABLE LUXURY: Fleming's promises fine...
Percentage-of-population-wise, bowling had its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. But absolute number-wise, it's currently at its peak: The U.S. had 55 million bowlers in 2003, the last year for which figures are available. It's America's number one...
Cooking Under Fire's premise is that it gathers a dozen aspiring chefs from around the country to compete for the putative title of America's next great chef. There's no popular voting, like American Idol. Instead, a panel of three judges-English...
The Krispy Kreme saga has a familiar ring to it: Great product, rapid expansion, quality control problems, market saturation, then the sudden onset of big-time problems when the entire concept hits the wall. The latest snafu: the company failed to...
Keep in mind that even though upwards of 73,000 people will attend next month's NRA gathering in Chicago, show admission dollars are not the dominant portion of overall trade show revenue. The real money comes from selling booth space. And while...