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Palermo Villa to add 200 jobs, open frozen pizza plant in Jefferson
Palermo Villa Inc. will expand its production capabilities with a new location in Jefferson — about 50 miles west of the company’s existing plant in the Menomonee Valley.
Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa said the expansion will create more than 200 new jobs both in Jefferson and in the city of Milwaukee, where the company has a plant and offices at 3301 W. Canal St. Positions added will include management, production, quality, maintenance, warehouse and sanitation, the company said.
The new Jefferson…
Should Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s ‘Do you know the way to San Jose’ be the city’s official theme song?
Is it time to make San Jose's unofficial theme song for more than 50 years official?
St. Louis-based Health Technologies buys Tempe dietetics consulting firm
It's the third acquisition by Health Technologies Inc., a St. Louis-based provider of registered dietitian consulting services, since it received a private equity investment two years ago. The founder of the Tempe company will stay on in a new role with HTI.
Seattle rolls out new street cafe permits, extending popular program
The city's program also comes with a new set of fees for the permits, which were free during the pandemic.
Power Couples: Denise and Mark Hernandez run True Flavors with the power of true love
Mixing family and business is often a recipe for disaster, but sometimes a balance between work and pleasure can allow both to flourish. True Flavors Vice Presidents Mark and Denise Hernandez manage to run their growing business together while also maintaining a healthy marriage that sprouted from a deep family history.
Power Couples: Balancing love and work with grace
Celebrating the love — and work — it takes to be a power couple in the Alamo City.
Boston’s Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise expanding to Roseville with Highland Village location
A casual dining restaurant and sports bar with hundreds of locations throughout North America is planned for a vacant lot in Roseville's Highland Village.
The Line ghost kitchen near Sac State adds tenants, plans beer garden
A still-new ghost kitchen on Elvas Avenue in Sacramento has nearly filled its allotment of spaces for local restaurateurs, but expansion plans are going a different direction.
What to watch for at Portland’s Black Restaurant Week
Black Restaurant Week, which starts Feb. 24, promises a bevy of quality food, culinary-centered programs and a variety of cuisines for Portland diners.
The event, which is in its eighth year, looks to “restimulate local economies within the Black community by promoting Black-owned culinary businesses and professionals who cannot afford costly marketing campaigns,” per its national purveyors.
Nationally, 3,000-plus restaurateurs, bartenders, chefs, caterers and food carts/trucks are participating…
Super Bowl runs by Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles continue ‘very lucky’ stretch for Aramark
Aramark provides food service at the home stadiums for both teams in this year's Super Bowl and benefited from the long playoff runs of both. This is the second time in five months that two Aramark clients have gone head to head for a championship.