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Developers will introduce restaurants, seating along Smith Street in city's in Chinatown district in August SINGAPORE -- The aromas, sights and sounds of open-air food stalls will return to Singapore […]

Associated Press-- A bill to allow Georgia restaurants and liquor stores to sell higher-powered beer failed in the Georgia House last week, with opponents charging it would worsen the problems [...]

....The decision to make restaurants exempt from the proposed rules that would require employers to maintain comprehensive records of on-the-job injuries and report them monthly to OSHA has reportedly saved [...]

Plans to 'name and shame' food outlets which have been prosecuted by local authorities have met concerns from the industry. The Government's Food Standards Agency is considering making details of […]

Foodservice industry leaders have joined with a broad coalition of business groups to ask the federal courts to block implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Admin.'s controversial new regulations [...]

Usually, downtown Albany's restaurateurs are at the front of the crowd eagerly awaiting the return of the state Legislature. But with lobbying practices still a touchy issue, many restaurateurs are [...]

The foodservice industry has joined other business groups in a lawsuit challenging a controversial and costly ergonomics rule set forth last month by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [...]

Foodservice industry lobbyists are urging Congress to correct an 'injustice' in the nation's immigration laws that prevented many Latinos and other immigrants from securing legalized status in this country. 'Nearly [...]

New legislation that could make it easier for labor organizers to unionize the foodservice industry will be among the first bills introduced when the new Congress convenes next month. The [...]

The Florida State Legislature is considering legislation that would cut the number of seats that restaurants must set aside for smokers to 35% from 65%. If the bill is passed, [...]

ORLANDO -- An Orlando firm is stepping forward to assist in providing training for hundreds of thousands of Florida restaurant workers now required to receive basic food handling safety under [...]

The Atlanta City Council has a novel approach to stubbing out smoking in restaurants. Instead of forcing restaurants to ban smoking in their dining areas, the city will reduce by [...]

EMPLOYEES MUST DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF MORE SPECIFIC FOOD-SAFETY MEASURES. The Michigan Food Law of 2000 becomes effective this month, and the Michigan Restaurant Association wants its 3,500 members to know [...]

While the American Cancer Society is very pleased that Florida's lawmakers passed legislation last session that strengthens the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, we must and we will continue to [...]

Support is building on Capitol Hill for a plan that may ease payroll pressures on foodservice operators in some parts of the country by allowing states to 'opt out' of [...]

The candidates in the 2000 Presidential election campaign may share common ground on a number of issues, but there are plenty of differences between the contenders on employment, labor and [...]

Initially, the councilman wanted smoking banned from virtually all enclosed public places. Yes, that was restaurant owner Neil Stein and City Councilman Michael Nutter chatting, smiling and shooting Rittenhouse Square's [...]

The Erie County Clean Air Act was enacted by the Erie County Legislature in 1996 after a series of hearings at which the public had the opportunity to debate the [...]

Carding takes on new meaning for restaurateurs in Toronto, Canada, and it has nothing to do with guarding against underage drinking. According to a recent Reuters news report, the city [...]

Don't look for a letter grade posted on the door of your favorite restaurant in Santa Clara County Instead, look on the Internet ... eventually. The county board of supervisors [...]

California craft brewers have reacted with frustration at the passing of a new law during the California legislature's last session. The law, now awaiting the governor's signature, would raise the [...]

Gates & Sons Bar-B-Q in Leawood was Shut down today after the owner, Ollie Gates, refused to comply with an order from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The [...]

Local restaurants soon may face new standards for health inspection practices. And it could come from legislation from the state, the county--or both. On Aug. 31, both the senate and [...]

Though consumers in Anne Arundel County have awaited the decision for decades, they will have to hang on a bit longer before lines at their favorite restaurant get shorter. An [...]

Alcohol very much remains a big part of corporate parties and business entertaining When it comes to serving alcohol, Lisa Dupar would rather lose a client than lose her license [...]

Proposed European Commission regulations that could cost the UK's restaurants and food retailers millions of pounds were unveiled earlier this month. The Government's Food Standards Agency, which was established in […]

If you want to dine at Paris' Le Coin de Verre, you'd be wise to expect the dinner cops to join you for dessert: The menu at this restaurant in […]

The state's Industrial Welfare Commission last week decided it will allow restaurants to use the federal definition of overtime for managers. Under that definition, a manager supervising employees also can [...]

NRA, restaurateurs question need for raw seafood warnings More restaurants are being required to warn consumers about the potential health risks of eating raw seafood, but some argue that these [...]

The following is a summary of the new North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) foodservice definitions, which will over time replace the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) and become the standard [...]

FDA WOULD REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO MARKET GENETICALLY ALTERED FOODS. Regulations that would govern testing and labeling of genetically engineered foods have been proposed by the Food and Drug [...]

In the battle over the state's new daily overtime laws, restaurateurs are hoping to catch a break as the state defines exactly what a manager does. Restaurants want to be [...]

The restaurant community is uncertain whether City Councilman Michael Nutter wanted to save lives or dry-cleaning bills with his smoking ban ordinance. Whichever, one thing he succeeded in making was [...]

George Louie's crusade to improve access to public buildings for people with handicaps began two years ago when he couldn't get an Oakland restaurant to bring his chow mein outside. [...]

We have our work cut out the coming months. The International Franchise Association has the opportunity to shape the makeup of the 107th Congress and influence the issues it debates [...]

NEW YORK -- More than 18,000 New York City restaurants joined a growing number of their counterparts across the country when the city's health department began posting restaurant inspection results [...]

New York is home to some of the world's great restaurants, but in some eateries there's more than meets the eye-such as vermin, improperly handled food, or a bad fridge. […]

Posh hotels, restaurants pan proposed city smoking ban Never mind that Philadelphia restaurant and bar owners find City Councilman Michael Nutter's proposed smoking ban about as useful as an ashtray [...]

Fear is powerful. It can prompt even the most self-assured people to re-evaluate and fine-tune. And once again, the fear that Uncle Sam will intervene where he is not welcome [...]

SAN DIEGO -- With federal 'fair-franchising' legislation threatening to rewrite the content in many franchise agreements, the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers is finding a growing audience for the [...]

Brookhaven town officials were accused in a federal civil fights lawuit last week of using anti-gay epithets and stonewalling efforts to block the reopening of a landmark restaurant in the [...]

Hospitality groups seek options to avoid smoking bans A group of prominent Columbus-area hospitality officials want to make sure area governments don't give a big thumbs down to smoking in [...]

Make no mistake about it: What transpires in Washington and in the halls of state government around the country has a direct and powerful impact on both the profitability and [...]

OSHA PROPOSAL COULD MANDATE COSTLY CHANGES IN FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS. Stroll through any foodservice operation for a glimpse of ergonomics--or lack of it--in action. Can food-prep stations be repositioned to convenient [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A residence hall cafeteria at the State University of New York at Albany reportedly was struck by an outbreak of E. coli bacteria, causing the temporary closure [...]

TORONTO -- In a high-profile case of dirty restaurants du jour, Toronto health authorities have closed an average of one eatery a day in a prolonged inspection crackdown sparked by [...]

The state House and Senate green-lighted legislation curbing the number of restaurant seats available for smokers. If Gov. Jeb Bush signs the bill into law, eateries can only use half [...]

Question: What do you do when you find three lawyers buried up to their necks in sand? Answer: Get another foot of sand. No doubt many restaurateurs and small-business operators [...]

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit is reconsidering its February decision that upheld a lower court ruling in which the IRS has the authority to [...]

NEW YORK -- Following months of lobbying by the New York State Restaurant Association, Gov. George Pataki signed a tip-credit bill, freezing the cash wage at $3.30 per hour for [...]