When the price of rice spiked, Raj Patel himself became a valuable commodity. The author of a timely new book, "Stuffed & Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System," and a visiting scholar at the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley ...
Read moreThe Bryant Park Project , May 8, 2008 · Burger King is embroiled in a labor dispute with tomato pickers in Florida, and now a Burger King executive has been tied to e-mail spreading misinformation about the workers' cause, says Amy Bennett Williams ...
Read moreMILWAUKEE - It's a few days before Mother's Day and Robert Jenkins jumps every time the phone rings. He's got about 220 reservations at his Cajun-style restaurant, Bayou, for brunch on Sunday. Last year, he had 300 reservations — but with the ...
Read moreDEERFIELD BEACH (CBS4) ― Police apprehended their third suspect early Saturday morning after a Burger King was held up in Boynton Beach, leading police in a chase on I-95, in which gunfire was exchanged and a bailout of the men from their ...
Read moreIn N Out Burger, a popular California chain with one restaurant in Mesa, plans to add a second at Fiesta Mall. The fast-food restaurant would be one of three new businesses along Alma School Road on the mall site, according to a zoning proposal ...
Read moreTwo men who have been terrorizing employees at fast food restaurants in North Broward since late January have struck again. Broward Sheriff's Office detectives say the robbers' most recent theft occurred Monday at a Burger King at 2200 W. Sample Rd ...
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