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Noma said in a statement that tests had shown that the poisoning was caused by the highly contagious stomach bug norovirus that was brought into the restaurant by a staff member. Continue

The introduction comes on the heels of President Obama's State of the Union address in January proposing an increase to $9. The current level of $7.25 has been in place since 2009. Continue

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A more knowledgeable dining public that eats out more often is also taking advantage of technology, using online reservations, food blogs and dining sites that enable them to view restaurant menus before they have stepped through the door and critique their meals across a variety of social media platforms as soon as they leave. Continue

Pizza Marketplace.com - Mobile, digital, radio, TV, billboards and mailings all have their perks, but restaurant marketing doesn't have to be expensive to be effective. Fox's Pizza franchisee Scott Anthony has been searching for the right balance for the past two decades. He offered some approaches that have worked for his business during a recent educational session titled "Marketing on a Shoestring Budget."

Getting started, he says, means building a "USP." "A 'Universally Selling Position' is a statement that emphasizes your strengths to your community. You have to be more than a generality," Anthony said. Continue

A grease-trap fire started about 10 p.m. and was contained mostly in the restaurant's ventilation system, Fort Bayou Fire Chief Lyle Crandall said.

Customers and employees were evacuated.The interior received mostly smoke and water damage, and the vent system was damaged extensively, he said.

The restaurant will be closed for repairs, he said. No injuries were reported.

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Midpriced, sit-down restaurants — known as casual dining in the industry — have seen on average about 2 percent fewer customer visits each year since 2008. That translates into a total drop of almost 600 million annual visits, to 6.4 billion in 2012. Continue