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Do gloves make food preparation safer?
A couple months ago, fellow business reporter Sean Adkins wrote about sushi chefs who were complaining about the glove-wearing requirement by the New York City Health Department. They told the New York Times that they could not perform their jobs … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Food, On the job, Restaurants
Tagged Ashley Wislock, food, food prep, food rules, foods, glove, gloves, health, health inspections, inspections, on the job, Oregon, prep, restaurant, rules, sean adkins
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What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve done for free stuff?
This Friday is cow appreciation day. Chick-Fil-A lovers are supposed to dress up as cows for a free entree at the fast food establishment. I love a ridiculous PR stunt as much as the next person, but I probably won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Lauren Boyer, Restaurants
Tagged chic fil a, chick-fil-a, chicken, cow, cow appreciation day, entree, food, free food, free stuff, restaurant, sandiwches, York County
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Interested in York County health inspections? Watch this video
Health inspection results are all about context. At least, that’s George Leight’s take on the annual state-run check-ups. The owner of Fuddruckers in Springettsbury Township maintains that a restaurant can be spotless and still fail to be in compliance with … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer issues, Economic Outlook, Food, Food companies, Food prices, Real estate, Sean Adkins, Social Media, Technology, The working world, Your money
Tagged food, food safety, fuddruckers, health, health inspections, inspection, inspections, restaurant, restaurants, safety, sean adkins, video, York County, York PA
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Olive Garden ‘extends brand’ by selling dressing, cheese at Sam’s Club
In my head, trumpets are blasting right now: Sam’s Club and Olive Garden announced an exclusive deal to sell the Italian restaurant’s famous dressing and cheese in Sam’s Club stores. The Orlando Sentinel has the details: The Italian chain, owned … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Food, Restaurants
Tagged dressing, food, food sales, foods, italian, italian dressing, italian food, olive garden, olive garden dressing, restaurant, restaurants, salad, salad dressing, sam's, sams club
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Local Texas Roadhouse manager in running for company’s top prize
For the third year in a row, Tom Burkhart, managing partner of the Springettsbury Township Texas Roadhouse, is a finalist for the Managing Partner of the Year award, the company’s highest honor. He was chosen from a pool of more … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Food, Restaurants
Tagged award, awards, dining, management, managing, restaurant, restaurant management, restaurants, Roadhouse, Springettsbury, Springettsbury Township, Texas, Texasa Roadhouse, York, York County, York PA
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Bill could change your beer and liquor shopping habits
There’s been some shake-up in the state House about a proposed bill (House Bill 11) which originally aimed to privatize state-run liquor stores, but has since been amended to allow more selling options in privately-run businesses, but keeps state control … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Restaurants, Retail, Your money
Tagged Ashley Wislock, beer, beer sales, bill, House Bill 11, legislation, liquor, liquor sales, PCLB, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania House, Pennsylvania legislation, Pennsylvania liquor sales, restaurant, restaurants, six pack, six packs, tavern, taverns
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York County restaurant lingo
Growing up in New York, I never had to learn a new language to simply place a food order at a restaurant. The same can’t be said for York County. Nine years after moving here, I’m still struggling to pick … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer issues, Food prices, Retail, Sean Adkins, Your money
Tagged restaurant, York County
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