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A pair of Portland chocolate giants are getting together in the business arena.

Moonstruck Chocolate Co. said Friday it has purchased Alma Chocolate, which began life as a boutique Laurelhurst retailer and has become a fixture among Oregon artisan foods peddlers.

Moonstruck, headquartered in St. Johns, is one of the city's best known food production companies, with widespread distribution and a sterling national reputation.

Alma founder Sarah Hart said she'll leave the company as the sale is…

With Hurricane Florence pummeling the Carolina's, the eyes of the impacted communities, and FEMA, are again seeking guidance from a familiar source: Waffle House.

In the eyes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Norcross, Georgia-based restaurant chain's ability to stay open through massive natural disasters has become a useful informal metric for determining the severity of a storm. The “Waffle House Index” is the informal metric FEMA uses to determine the severity of a storm…

Renowned Hawaii Chef Roy Yamaguchi is expecting to open his newest restaurant concept in mid-November at Alexander & Baldwin's Lau Hala Shops in Kailua.

The 3,500-square-foot space, called Goen Dining + Bar, is being designed with the residents of Windward Oahu in mind.

“We are very happy that A&B gave us the opportunity to go into the old Macy’s spot, and we are hoping the town of Kailua will be happy that we will be representing their town in a very special concept,” Yamaguchi previously…

California-based Real Office Centers bought the building for $3.75 million in early 2016, more than two years after launching its plan to turn the ground floor into restaurant space and the second floor into a co-working space.

Happy Friday morning, Columbus.

There is a video camera attached to a pier that pokes into the Atlantic Ocean at one of my favorite places on Earth – Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

The small island is about 630 miles from my house in Clintonville. It's a drive I've made again and again over the years. I went there with my wife and friends when we first got married 29 years ago. Jackie and I took our daughters there as infants and have returned with them as adults.

For the past 18 years, I have…

Three analysts cut their ratings on Texas Roadhouse Inc. stock this week to neutral from buy or outperform.

Shares of Louisville-based Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH) hit a 52-week high last Friday at $75.17, but BTIG analyst Peter Saleh released a report Thursday moving his rating on the stock to neutral because of heightened valuation concerns. Seeking Alpha on Monday reported that two other analyst firms, Baird and Wedbush, also lowered the shares to neutral from outperform.

Saleh cited concerns…

When Lanfranco Pescante was looking for a celebrity chef to join his new Italian restaurant in downtown Tampa, he thought immediately of Fabio Viviani.

He knew for certain he wanted a chef of Viviani's caliber on board — Pescante, who was born in Italy, says the best Italian food he's ever had stateside was at Viviani's Siena Tavern in Chicago.

What Pescante didn't know is that he and Viviani were already acquainted, having met years ago through mutual friends in Italy in the early aughts.…

A weekly roundup of Atlanta's hospitality and restaurant news.

If the drought extends into next year, many ranchers will face having to sell off herds and some possibly leave the business for good.

September is National Chicken Month, and to mark the occasion, the Dayton Business Journal has compiled a list of the top fried chicken spots in the Dayton area, as ranked by Yelp users.

The top picks came from 10 different cities and towns around the Miami Valley, including Trotwood, Riverside, Kettering and Springfield.

Some of the restaurants are longtime favorites, such as Mel-O-Dee Restaurant & Catering in New Carlisle, which opened over 50 years ago, and Buckhorn Tavern in Butler Township,…