CULVER CITY, Calif. – The sale of the Sizzler steak brand have been held up because of poor financial market conditions.   The Nation’s Restaurant News Web site reported that

WASHINGTON – Chicago-based JSM Meat Holdings Inc. is voluntarily recalling beef for use in ground products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.   The Food Safety and Inspection

WASHINGTON – A rule implementing a requirement for meat packers to report the prices they pay producers for food animals was issued on Friday.   According to the National

CHICAGO – The Chicago City Council voted this week to overturn a controversial ban on serving foie gras, but not everyone is happy with the change.   The Associated Press

MIAMI – Burger King Corp. announced Thursday announced an Indy-themed promotion ahead of the action movie “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”   The company said in

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Yum! Brands Inc. announced Thursday that Robert D. Walter had been appointed to its board of directors.   The company said in a statement that Walter is

SEOUL – A U.S. trade official said Friday that U.S. beef is safe and rejected calls to renegotiate a deal that allowed beef imports to South Korea to resume.  

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress has passed the 2008 Farm Bill and sent it on to President George W. Bush with a veto-proof majority.   The American Meat Institute

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit against poultry companies for using arsenic-based feed could go forward. The Associated Press reported that the court overturned

OAK BROOK, Ill. – McDonald’s Corp. said Thursday that its global same-store sales rose five percent in April. According to the Associated Press, McDonald's said same-store sales climbed two percent