Chain Restaurants

SUPERSIZED MEALS: Nearly All Restaurant Entrees Exceed USDA Nutrition Recommendations

The Huffington Post | Laura Schocker | Posted 05.22.2012

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We've long known that restaurant meals aren't a paragon of healthy portion sizes -- but a new study shows they may be even worse than we think. A w...

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Olive Garden Shows Signs Of A Turnaround

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

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March 23 (Reuters) - Darden Restaurants Inc's Olive Garden chain, which generates almost half of company revenue, posted its first rise in quarterly...

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Recession Hits Independent Restaurants Harder Than Chains

Posted 02.28.2012

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The most recent recession hit the entire restaurant industry hard. According to a report from the NPD Group, the total number of restaurant visits in ...

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Pricey Restaurant Chain Pays 'Poverty Wages,' Worker Advocates Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's been a busy few months at Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a scrappy non-profit that advocates for low-wage restaurant work...

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Dunkin' Reveals Lofty Expansion Goal

Posted 01.05.2012

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Dunkin' Brands opened its 10,000th location of Dunkin' Donuts in mid-December. That's a major milestone; only a few restaurant chains have made it to ...

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The 'Dishonorees' Of The 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Xtreme Eating, Calories, Xtreme Eating 2011, Fatty Foods, Extreme Eating, Chain Restaurants, 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards, Xtreme Eating Awards 2011, Food News

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released this year's "winners" of the Xtreme Eating Awards. [pdf] The awards dishonor fatty and calo...

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Diet Sabotage: Nearly 1 In 5 Calorie Counts Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 09.18.2011

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Scanning stated calorie contents before ordering a meal might seem like a good bet in terms of losing weight, but a new study suggests the numbers you...

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Curb Your Extremism, Restaurants

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Healthy Living Body, Calories, Nutrition, Chain Restaurants, Denny's Fried Cheese Melt, Xtreme Eating Awards, Denny's, Cspi, Calorie Counts, Healthy Living News

"Everything in moderation" is usually used to justify serving (or consuming) one of those bad foods. But there is nothing moderate about most of the choices at sit-down restaurants like Applebee's, The Cheesecake Factory and Denny's.

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Kids Meals Get Healthy

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Parents seeking healthier restaurant meals for their kids can start to look beyond chicken nuggets and macaroni-and-cheese. At least 19...

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In-N-Out, Chipotle, Chick-Fil-A Top New Fast Food Survey

Posted 08.31.2011

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Consumer Reports magazine has released the results of its latest national survey of chain restaurants—and for once, the results are not surprising. ...

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Which American Restaurant Chains Might Go Under?

Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Bankruptcy, Chain Restaurant Bankruptcy, Chain Restaurants Bankruptcy, Z-Score, Chain Restaurants, Restaurant Chains, Food News

TheStreet.com recently analyzed the Z-score (a formula that measures a company's financial health through factors such as working capital, total asset...

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The Five Worst Chain Restaurant Cocktails

Zagat | By Kelly Dobkin | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Gross Beverages, Chain Restaurant Drinks, Drinks, Planet Hollywood, Chain Restaurants, Alcohol, Beverages, Hard Rock Cafe, Applebee's, TGI Fridays, Food News

Chain restaurants: while they're most often associated with overly perky flair-wearing servers and greasy, nature-defying menu items (read: boneless b...

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Sbarro: America's Least Essential Restaurant?

Justin Peters at Slate | Posted 07.04.2011

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When the pizza chain Sbarro filed for bankruptcy in April, analysts speculated on the cause of the restaurant's problems. Industry expert Blair Chance...

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Chipotle Grapples With 'Natural' Chicken Shortage

Slashfood | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Chicken Shortage, Chipotle, Chickens, Fast Food Chains, Chain Restaurants, Natural Chicken Shortage, Food News

Ay, caramba! Chipotle is running low on natural chicken, particularly at its restaurants in Southern California, reports the Orange County Register. T...

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Another Child Served Booze At Major Chain?

Slashfood | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Chilis, Children Served Alcohol, Chain Restaurants, Applebee's, Alcohol, The Olive Garden, Food News

In what can only be described as a bizarre and unintentional trend in the chain restaurant industry, yet another child was accidentally served alcohol...

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Chain Restaurants Worth Visiting

The Daily Meal | Posted 06.19.2011

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The world has changed in some fairly huge and achingly obvious ways since milkshake-machine salesman Ray Kroc bought a small-scale restaurant franch...

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Denny's Maple Bacon Sundae Reviewed

Slashfood | Posted 06.04.2011

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Denny's is no stranger to bacon, having served it up at breakfast for decades with their Grand Slams. However "America's diner," along with support fr...

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In-N-Out Plans At Least 8 Texas Locations

The Orange County Register | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the coming weeks, In-N-Out Burger's reputation as a regional player in the $191 billion fast-food industry is about to alter as it makes a giant le...

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IHOP Does Chicken & Waffles

Nation's Restaurant News | Posted 05.25.2011

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IHOP on Thursday brought the Southern-inspired combination of fried chicken and waffles to its locations nationwide with a new limited-time offer....

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Americans' 15 Favorite Restaurant Chains: Cheesecake Factory Tops List

The Huffington Post | Joe Daly and Colin Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nation's Restaurant News has published the findings of a new Market Force a ("customer experience management firm") survey that asked Americans to ran...

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Calories and Health Care Reform?

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Counting calories as part of health care reform--who knew? But apparently it's there on page 455. There will now be a national effort at posting calorie counts in chain restaurants.

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A.V. Club: Five Regional Chains We Wish Were In Chicago

AV Club | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Papaya King, In-N-Out Burger, Voodoo Doughnuts, Waffle House, Leo's Coney Island, Chain Restaurants, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago News

The best part of roadtripping and seeing this great big nation of ours isn't about soaking up "culture," amassing hilarious postcards, or even seeing ...

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Fat, Calories and Sodium ... Oh My!

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salt, Sodium, Calories, Chain Restaurants, Nutrition, Fast Food, Food, Fat, Los Angeles News

Your new year's resolutions may include losing weight. But even if they do not, everyone's list this year should include the resolution to look at nutritional information on menus.

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Too Big to Care

Libby Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Society, Olive Garden, Restaurants, Family, Manners, Fast Food, Drive Thru, Chain Restaurants, Customer Service, Business News

In a chain restaurant, no one thinks they are accountable for their behavior. Everyone believes they are anonymous, and absorbed into the crowd, and therefore have no real responsibility to behave.

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