Cocktails-to-go edged closer to becoming a reality in Georgia with passage in the state Senate Friday of a measure allowing restaurants to sell curbside alcoholic beverages in tightly sealed containers
Canada's exports to the United States, its largest trading partner, rose sharply in January, leading to a surprise trade surplus, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
A longtime political operative at the center of the investigation into former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis pleaded not guilty Friday in alleged schemes to influence a massive Chicago Public Schools janitorial contact and solicit campaign cash for Solis.
Roberto Caldero, 68, was charged last week in an eight-count indictment with wire fraud, federal program bribery and facilitating bribery, allegedly in a plan to exchange the contributions for the aldermanâs help renaming a street and city park.
He pleaded not guilty during a telephonic arraignment before U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger. The most serious charges call for up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
05 March 2021 By Phoebe French
In restaurant news: the UK restaurant market is expected to grow by almost a third this year, a report finds test and trace data from restaurants was barely used, and hospitality in Texas reopens at full capacity.
Value of UK restaurant sector expected to grow by a third: According to its latest report, analyst Lumina Intelligence has forecast that the UK restaurant market will increase by 32.1% to £11.7 billion this year. It follows a tough year in 2020 which saw the sector contract by 53.1% to £8.9bn. Its predictions are based on the current roadmap to recovery, which sees all restrictions on social contact removed by 21 June.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Sunday seized 136 boxes of counterfeit medical masks at O’Hare International Airport after they noticed the masks were giving off a “chemical smell” and