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McDonald's to double China restaurants by 2013

Fang Yan and Terril Jones Reuters 12/15/2010
McDonald's to double China restaurants by 2013

McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) plans to double the number of its restaurants in China to 2,000 by 2013, a senior executive said on Wednesday as it speeds up expansion in the fastest growing major economy.

Indian billionaire to open 'save the planet’ restaurant

Indian billionaire Radhika Oswal is set to open the world’s first restaurant that offers a menu aimed at saving the planet from climate change.

A Last New Year’s Eve Toast for Tavern on the Green

GLENN COLLINS The New York Times 01/01/2010

New York Palace Hotel boss Niklaus Leuenberger gets the door after Ash Wednesday slur

Kerry Burke And Oren Yaniv New York Daily News 03/25/2009
A Last New Year’s Eve Toast for Tavern on the Green

It ended as it all began, in a rush of light. But even the brilliance of its mirrored corridors, twinkling trees and shimmering heirloom chandeliers could not avert the bankruptcy blackout of Tavern on the Green.

New York Palace Hotel boss Niklaus Leuenberger gets the door after Ash Wednesday slur

The manager of one of the city's most luxurious hotels was given the boot after ordering a Catholic employee to clean up his forehead on Ash Wednesday.