Nashville Business Journal Nashville-based Logan’s Roadhouse is being purchased by private equity firm Kelso & Company. The move comes just three months after Logan’s parent company LRI Holdings Inc. filed for an initial public offering that sought to raise $200 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Logan’s has been owned since 2006 by [...]
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Dietitians at the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have taken a look at fast-food kids meals. Here’s a ranking of the five worst: 5th Worst Burger King’s BK Kids muffin sandwich meal — 95 milligrams of cholesterol, which exceeds recommended limit on sodium intake. 4th Worst A&W Kids Meal — Cheeseburger, french fries and [...]
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By: CBS News Correspondent Elaine Quijano – As federal investigators try to pinpoint the exact source of the salmonella that tainted more than half a billion eggs, attention is now focusing on whether the contamination might have been prevented. One preventative measure is a salmonella vaccine, given to chickens to prevent them from getting the [...]
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August 23, 2010 | Reuters Buffalo Wild Wings, a U.S. sports bar-and-grill chain, outlined ambitious plans to enter the Canadian market earlier this month, saying it has found a “perfect fit” in a country where people like to eat, drink and watch hockey. But it’s not only American sports bars that feel they will find [...]
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By: Beth Kowitt | August 23, 2010 | Fortune.com Apple’s retail stores aren’t the only place where lines form these days. It’s 7:30 on a July morning, and already a crowd has gathered for the opening of Trader Joe’s newest outpost, in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The waiting shoppers chat about their favorite Trader Joe’s foods, [...]
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August 24, 2010 CNet News: by Josh Lowensohn Looking for a food cart in Portland, Ore.? There’s probably one right in front of you. But maybe there’s one up the street that’s better. Now you can find out such things with a new mapping layer from Microsoft for its Bing Maps service. Having grown up [...]
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Sports chain eyes universities and airports.
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Six-packs, 12-packs or cases would be allowed at markets, convenience stores
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Colorado’s convenience-store owners have taken a step toward being able to sell full-strength beer.
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