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The first U.S. menu item calorie labeling law was enacted in 2008 in New York City. [4] California was the first state to enact a calorie count law, which occurred in 2009. [5] Restaurants that do not comply can be fined up to $2,000. [6] Other localities and states have passed similar laws. [7]
The food system, including food service and food retailing supplied $1.24 trillion worth of food in 2010 in the US, $594 billion of which was supplied by food service facilities, defined by the USDA as any place which prepares food for immediate consumption on site, including locations that are not primarily engaged in dispensing meals such as recreational facilities and retail stores. [2]
The National Restaurant Association forecasts that fast-food restaurants in the US will reach $142 billion in sales in 2006, a 5% increase over 2005. In comparison, the full-service restaurant segment of the food industry is expected to generate $173 billion in sales.
Still, with 98% of operators reporting that higher labor is an issue for their restaurant, 97% citing higher food costs, and 38% reporting their restaurants were not profitable last year ...
Pizza Hut is testing the design in Texas before potentially rolling it out to other US cities, though it has about 2,000 of these redesigned restaurants internationally. The Texas location marks ...
Hugh Richard Wright, leading restaurant PR and man-about-town with years of eating and consulting experience under his belt, says restaurants need to be mindful of striking the right balance with ...
Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that standard menu items at qualifying chain restaurants and vending machines have proper nutrition labeling. [1] Though the Affordable Care Act was signed into federal law in 2010, implementation of the menu labeling requirements was delayed by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
After several years of operating his restaurant as a success, Arrambide turned his energy towards creating a Pancho's restaurant chain. The company eventually relocated its corporate office from El Paso to Fort Worth, Texas in 1966. [3] In 2007, Pancho's moved east again, this time to Dallas, Texas. Since 1979, the corporation has changed hands ...