Retail

Menomonee Falls-based Cousins Subs today announced it will open its first Florida restaurant in Orlando.

Economists at the National Restaurant Association say that Wisconsin’s restaurant industry will hire 16,000 employees this summer, increasing their workforce by 9 percent between March and August to handle the busy summer season.

Aaron Patin has been named the new executive chef at the Stone Cree Coffee Roasters kitchen. He bring several years of experience to the position and most recently served as a chef for Milwaukee-based SURG Restaurant Group.

Lakefront Grille recently opened on Pewaukee Lake and will offer casual lakeside dining experience for lunch dinner and weekend brunch.

The Wisconsin Artisan Food Producers Association (WAFPA) is a new business organization that has been established by eight Milwaukee-area food and beverage companies with the mission of promoting, advocating for and supporting artisan food and beverage producers throughout Wisconsin.

Outpost Natural Foods has opened a new Outpost Market Café at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in downtown Milwaukee.

The Bartolotta Restaurant Group announced it will open new supper club-style restaurants in Mequon and Greendale.

Milwaukee-based Roundy's Inc. reported first quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 6 cents per share, down from $8.8 million, or 29 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery Inc. on Thursday introduced Wisconsinite, a new unfiltered Weiss-style beer made entirely of local, Wisconsin-grown ingredients.