December 2011

When I dine out, I really love to read and evaluate the menu.

Watchdog groups, media and academia have long blamed restaurants for making America fat. The critics get even louder when the topic turns to our nation’s children.

Restaurants can make money at both ends of the meal by serving hot drinks as bookends to the food.

Get ready for more of the same.

Financial analysts, consultants and restaurant operators alike seem to agree that 2012 is shaping up to look a lot like its predecessor year.