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* Economic gloom deepens A quarterly survey of the financial sector has revealed that most firms feel that the worst of the credit squeeze is yet to come, with severe [...]

Byline: Lisa Fickenscher local chain restaurants are waiting anxiously to see whether a judge will uphold a city rule requiring them to post caloric information on menu boards. And on [...]

Comment: T5 seems to have been built more for shoppers than for travellers, says Chris Gray All the superlatives used to describe Heathrow Terminal 5 are true. You can't fail [...]

Remember the dumb girl in Notting Hill saying to Hugh Grant: 'Carrot juice constitutes murder'? This campaign against foie gras is the first step for vegetarians to ban all meats [...]

Diners in San Francisco fight battle of bill bulge for uninsured How much is health coverage worth to a gourmand? In San Francisco, where fine dining is practically a competitive [...]

Byline: Zinczenko, David; Goulding, Matt 16 secrets the restaurant industry doesn't want you to know : We scrambled behind the counters, dug under the drive-thrus, and plunged into the deep [...]

Customers demand and deserve better information on where the food they are served in restaurants comes from Customers demand and deserve better information on where the food they are served [...]

The vast majority of consumers are in favor of new regulations that would require restaurants to make considerable changes to their nutrition disclosure practices, according to TECHNOMIC'S NUTRITRACK study of [...]

The majority of New York City's fast food chains already made the switch to trans fat free oil prior to the July 1 deadline. While New York City's health department [...]

Birmingham's new outlook on outdoor dining and liquor licenses hasn't been quite enough to keep at least one restaurant proposal from slipping away into neighboring Royal Oak. The Birmingham City [...]

By Staff Banned from Chicago restaurants by the City Council, foie gras shows up elsewhere in elegant menu presentations. Brookline, Mass. Lois & David Weltman Dining Room, Newbury College : [...]

FOOD RETAIL STORE SALES: Food Safety and Inspection Service announced new dollar limitations on the amount of meat, meat food products, and poultry products that a retail store can sell [...]

.... Philadelphia restaurants will no longer be able to fry food in oil containing trans fats or serving trans fat-based spreads by Sept. 1, 2007, according to a bill approved [...]

A motion to discuss a potential ban on the sale of foie gras in York restaurants and shops has been taken off the political menu. The City of York Council [...]

Still no reference to guidelines in booklets after two years By Daniel Thomas The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been criticised for not including advice in two of its guides [...]

Michigan's Legislature may be about to weigh in on the nationwide battle over trans fat. State Rep. Lee Gonzales, D-Flint, is drafting legislation to be introduced in a week or [...]

KFC has been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a poster promoting its new Spicy Zinger Chicken drumsticks because the regulator found that it was misleading. The poster […]

Following New York City's recent ban on artificial trans fats in its 24,000 restaurants, other local and state health agencies are discussing making the switch. Artificial trans-fats give food a [...]

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF TRANS FAT CLAIMS: FDA is requesting the Office of Management and Budget's approval of a proposed experimental study of trans fat claims on food products. The intention [...]

By Chris DruceChanges to the laws governing live music at licensed premises have encouraged increased uptake at small venues, research has revealed.A study conducted by Ipsos Mori for the Department [...]

Byline: Sally Roberts There's been a lot of talk lately about trans fat, the chemically altered oil that makes such tempting treats as cookies, crackers, doughnuts and deep-fried foods like [...]

Several companies are in the process of introducing or already have introduced food products that claim better treatment of animals. WHOLE FOODS MARKET, for example, will introduce a line of [...]

Byline: lisa fickenscher The new head of the State Liquor Authority says a task force looking into how liquor licenses are issued for bars, restaurants and nightclubs will be appointed [...]

McDonald's has come under fire from an environmental group over a Happy Meal promotion that gives away toy Hummers as premiums. Environmental Working Group (EWG) is asking McDonald's to stop [...]

....Edward M. Burke, who serves on the Chicago City Council, is pressing his colleagues to make it illegal for restaurants to use oils that contain trans fats, reported The New [...]

As reported on last month, FDA issued a third edition of its final guidance document explaining how the agency intends to implement its recordkeeping and records access rule issued under [...]

Four months into England's new licensing regime and pub operators seem underwhelmed by the financial opportunities that longer opening times might bring. Paul Gander investigates why Last November's new licensing [...]

Tony Blair may allow Labour backbench rebels to vote for a Health Bill amendment calling for an outright ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants in England, say reports. Copyright: […]

ABC Sports must sell eight more advertising spots for the Super Bowl before the big game in Detroit on Feb. 5, Advertising Age reports in today's edition. If the price [...]

Business leaders want London's congestion charge to be changed or temporarily axed to support the hospitality industry following the terrorist bombings in July. The Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) wants [...]

Antonia Brandes, a partner at law firm Fladgate Fielder, offers advice on complying with the planned changes to the fire safety regulations THE PROBLEM You are a hotel operator and [...]