9 U.S. Foodservice Suppliers Charged
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Nine employees or agents of companies that supplied products to U.S. Foodservice Inc. were charged Thursday with falsifying records that helped the company inflate earnings by more than $800 million.
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Sysco Corp. SYY.N, the largest U.S.  food service supplier, on Monday posted a 4.8 percent rise in  quarterly profit, helped by cost control efforts.
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Three top executives of a janitorial service used by such national restaurant chains as Hard Rock Cafe and ESPN Zone face charges of tax evasion, fraud and harboring illegal immigrants, U.S. officials announced yesterday, after overnight raids in 18 states netted about 200 undocumented workers.
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U.S. restaurant companies have struggled this year with soaring food costs and fewer customers, and many on Wall Street see tougher times ahead as prices of commodities remain high and cash-strapped consumers cut back on eating out.
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Two Chinese businesses and a U.S. company were indicted in the tainted pet food incidents that killed dozens of animals last year.
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Some suppliers are already charging 35 cents a gallon higher than 2003.
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The US financial watchdog charges 69 firms with breaking corporate laws brought in after a wave of scandals.
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Nine vendors have been charged with  creating false account records in a scheme that allowed U.S.  Food Service Inc., a unit of Dutch retailer Ahold N.V.  AHLN.AS, to inflate earnings by more than $800 million,  federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
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All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak in New York and New Jersey used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the dangerous bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.
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Lawsuits galore Microsoft today revealed lawsuits in nine US states against 20 resellers accused of selling counterfeit software or engaging in hard-disk loading. .â¦
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Brinker International Inc. which  operates the Chili's restaurant chain, on Monday said it  received a demand from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service  regarding the company's share of FICA taxes on unreported tips  of $31.4 million during 2000 to 2002.
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A credit union in Massachusetts has sent TJX an invoice for $590,000 to cover the monetary costs and reputational damage that the financial institution says it incurred as a result of the data breach disclosed by the retailer in January.
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A meat supplier has expanded a ground beef recall to include about 5.7 million pounds of fresh and frozen meat because they may be contaminated with E. coli.
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Real estate investment trust   Hospitality Properties Trust HPT.N on Monday said it agreed   to buy TravelCenters of America Inc., which operates food and   gas service stations along highways, for about $1.9 billion.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that it has filed employment discrimination suits against the Atlanta Bread Co. restaurant chain, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. and auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Two Chinese businesses and their top executives and a U.S. company and its owners were indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on Wednesday for their alleged roles in manufacturing and importing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food, believed to have sickened and killed pets across the country.
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Since 1992 when the Food and Drug Administration began charging &quot;user fees&quot; to drug companies seeking FDA approval, the agency has received more than $825 million in payments for its services.