Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Some Businesses in Dickinson, Texas, Still Recovering from Harvey
Nov 22 2017 // Some Dickinson business owners are getting back on their feet — or trying — after flooding from Hurricane Harvey swamped more than 80 shops, restaurants and offices. The Galveston County Daily News reports Keith...
Family Claims Safety Hazard Killed 5-Year-Old at Atlanta Rotating Restaurant
Nov 20 2017 // The family of a 5-year-old boy killed when he became caught in a rotating Atlanta restaurant is suing the company, saying it failed to prevent a “longstanding safety hazard.” The lawsuit comes after Charlie...
Judge Sanctions Kansas Pizza Restaurant for Gender Discrimination in Job Offerings
Nov 14 2017 // Two teenagers whose firing from a Kansas pizza restaurant prompted a national discussion on pay inequality should receive back pay and the corporation that owned the restaurant must implement policies to ensure it follows...
Popular Massachusetts Restaurant Destroyed by Fire
Nov 9 2017 // A fire has destroyed a popular restaurant in Massachusetts that just celebrated its 50th anniversary in business. Officials were called to Jamie’s Pub in Scituate, Mass., around 4:20 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief John...
Why Is THAT Excluded?
Nov 1 2017 // Exclusions. Insurance policies are full of them. I’ve been reading some policy forms lately. Some to study, others because they’re interesting to me. It’s kind of a sick hobby, I’ll admit, but...
Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, Besh Steps Down from New Orleans Restaurant Group
Oct 25 2017 // New Orleans celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from management of the restaurant group that bears his name after a newspaper reported that 25 women who are current or former employees of the business said they were...
New Jersey Court Nixes Class-Action Status for TGI Friday’s Drink Suit
Oct 11 2017 // A lawsuit accusing restaurant chain TGI Friday’s of violating consumer fraud laws with its drink pricing can’t go ahead as a class action that could have included millions of members, but a similar case...
Why Restaurants Are Underinsured
Oct 2 2017 // Restaurants are probably one of the most underinsured classes of business in the industry. Competition, inadequate pricing, and owners refusing to buy needed coverages are some of the reasons cited by specialty brokers in...
Mexico Calculates Economic Cost of Quake; Insurance Covers Small Part of Losses
Sep 27 2017 // Mexican government officials are still tallying up the economic losses of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespread damage in the capital, but for the manager of a downtown restaurant it is already all too...
Gas Leak at West Virginia Restaurant Sends 7 to Hospital
Aug 23 2017 // A fire official says seven people have were sent to the hospital after a suspected gas leak at a West Virginia restaurant. Media outlets report the incident happened Monday at a Buffalo Wild Wings outside the Huntington...
Sick Employee Blamed for Norovirus in Closing of Virginia Chipotle
Jul 26 2017 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is retraining kitchen crews on food safety and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for employees refusing to abide by new rules, after identifying a sick employee as the cause of a Norovirus...
Chipotle Keeps Getting Served Lawsuits by Customers, Investors
Jul 24 2017 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is facing another class-action lawsuit by a disgruntled shareholder over its alleged inability to keep its restaurants clean, a further hurdle for a company still trying to regain consumer and...
Marijuana Dispensaries and Crime
Jul 24 2017 // A new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics finds that contrary to popular belief, medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) reduce crime in their immediate areas. In the study, “Going to...
6 Injured in Atlanta Restaurant Roof Collapse
Jul 21 2017 // An official says the roof of an Atlanta restaurant collapsed Monday night, injuring six people. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Cortez Stafford said at a media briefing that about 40 percent of the roof...
Chipotle to Reopen Virginia Restaurant After Norovirus Reports
Jul 20 2017 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said it will reopen a Virginia restaurant on Wednesday, two days after it was closed due to reports that several customers had fallen ill with suspected norovirus. Shares of the restaurant chain...
Blaze Destroys Popular Restaurant in New York’s Finger Lakes Region
Jul 18 2017 // Fire investigators are trying to find the cause of a blaze that has destroyed a popular restaurant in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Fire officials in the city of Canandaigua say crews were alerted around 5:30 a.m....
EverGuard Buys West-based Anchor Bay’s Restaurant, Bar And Tavern Program
Jul 13 2017 // EverGuard Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Anchor Bay Insurance Managers’ restaurant, bar and tavern program. Anchor Bay is a provider of insurance products to the restaurant, bar and tavern industries in...
It’s Not True that Marijuana Dispensaries Increase Crime, Say Researchers
Jul 13 2017 // A new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics finds that contrary to popular belief, medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) reduce crime in their immediate areas. In the study, “Going to...
New Jersey’s RPA Insurance Services Hires Kruger from Integro
Jun 30 2017 // RPA Insurance Services, a Parsippany, N.J.-based regional insurance agency, has hired Susan Kruger as the head of claims for Innovative Coverage Concepts (ICC) and Restaurant Programs of America (RPA). Kruger brings more...
Delaware Woman to Pay $241K in Crash that Destroyed Restaurant
Jun 6 2017 // A woman who was driving a car that crashed into a popular Dewey Beach restaurant, igniting a fire that burned the eatery down, has been ordered to pay $241,000 and serve two years of probation. Media outlets report that...
