Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Subcontractor in Deadly Kansas City Blast Lacked Permit
Mar 6 2013 // A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn’t have an approved permit for the work, city officials said Monday. Pat Klein, assistant...
Commentary: Agents Act Now on Healthcare Reform
Mar 5 2013 // For agents and brokers, 2013 is a relatively quiet period related to Affordable Care Act requirements. However it should be a busy time for agents and brokers to begin preparing their clients for what is coming in...
ISO Revises ‘Bring Your Own Alcohol’ Establishment Exclusion
Feb 27 2013 // ISO has enhanced its commercial general liability (CGL) insurance program to address exposures for establishments that allow their patrons to bring and consume alcoholic beverages on their premises (commonly referred to as...
Su Alleges Workers’ Comp Fraud Against California Restaurant
Feb 19 2013 // The owners of a restaurant in San Marcos, Calif. have been charged with felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud and forgery following a referral by the California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su’s criminal...
Foodborne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage Questions
Jan 28 2013 // One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread foodborne illnesses is the determination of occurrence where multiple people in multiple states are affected...
Missouri Cops Investigating Smash-and-Grab Crimes
Jan 18 2013 // Police in several St. Louis, Mo.- area towns are investigating a string of smash-and-grab crimes with a twist: In many cases, nothing is taken. In six instances over the past few weeks, suspects have busted through the...
Foodborne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage Questions
Jan 14 2013 // One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread foodborne illnesses is the determination of occurrence where multiple people in multiple states are affected...
Northeastern Fishing Industry Hoping for Help With Sandy Storm Losses
Jan 8 2013 // While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose workers are hoping for a small piece of any future disaster assistance that...
NIP Launches Business Insurance Program for Restaurant Industry
Dec 19 2012 // NIP Programs — a division of Woodbridge, N.J.-based NIP Group Inc. that designs and manages specialty business insurance programs — introduced a business insurance program targeting owners and operators of...
Food Borne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage Questions
Dec 19 2012 // One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread food borne illnesses is the determination of occurrence where multiple people in multiple states are...
Small Business Owners Face Health Insurance Dilemma
Dec 6 2012 // Rose Wang looks at her staff of 70 employees and wonders if she’ll have to lay off some of them to comply with the health care law. The owner of Binary Group Inc., an information technology firm based in Alexandria,...
Audit: Louisiana Restaurant Inspections Don’t Ensure Food Safety
Nov 28 2012 // Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and allow violators of safety requirements to continue operations, according...
Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll on New York’s Small Shops, Restaurants
Nov 2 2012 // Pumping water out of basements and yanking rotten food out of refrigerators, shop and restaurant owners said on Thursday they wonder when the power will come back and, more importantly, how they will possibly recover from...
U.S. Suing Tulsa Restaurant Chain over Unpaid Wages
Oct 29 2012 // The Department of Labor announced it is suing a Tulsa, Okla.-area restaurant chain over nearly $1 million in unpaid wages it alleges the business owes to more than 220 employees. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in...
Washington Restaurant Involved in Salmonella Cases Reopens
Oct 17 2012 // A Vancouver, Wash., restaurant linked to several dozen cases of salmonella has reopened. Clark County public health officials gave On The Border the go-ahead to reopen Oct. 15 although they still don’t know the...
Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Wash. Restaurant
Oct 12 2012 // A salmonella outbreak has led health officials to temporarily close a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant. Dr. Alan Melnick, the Clark County health officer, says there have been 11 confirmed and five probable cases linked to the...
WC Wage Loss Dispute for S.C. Claimant Who Hopes to Start a Restaurant
Oct 11 2012 // An injured crane operator who expressed his aspiration to start a restaurant business got into a pickle during workers’ compensation proceedings — almost getting denied his wage loss claim, until the...
Celebrity Chef Batali’s NYC Eatery Del Posto Settles With Workers
Sep 26 2012 // Workers at celebrity chef Mario Batali’s New York City eatery Del Posto have settled a lawsuit against the restaurant with an agreement that gives them $1.15 million, as well as paid vacation and sick days for them...
Despite Fees Paid, Fewer Inspections for Dallas Restaurants
Sep 17 2012 // Dallas city officials for two years now have been using money intended for restaurant health inspections to cover budget shortfalls in other areas. The Dallas Morning News reported about $1.36 million paid by restaurant...
Overheated Food Trucks Raise Red Flags in Indiana
Aug 9 2012 // In recent weeks, “hot trucks” have made headlines as Indiana State Police found numerous food transport trucks driving with improper refrigeration for their loads. A new Indiana law that took effect in July...
