NEW YORK, October 13, 2009 — Nation’s Restaurant News has taken an equity stake in SpecPage, joining two powerhouses in information distribution to launch the industry’s first comprehensive product search community designed to help restaurateurs anywhere source anything they need for their restaurants.

Making wine is a dirty business. Some growers apply pesticides, fertilizers and weed killers to their vineyards, while the fermentation process emits heavy doses of carbon dioxide, which causes global warming. Stand over a 10,000-gallon steel fermentation tank long enough, breathing in the fumes, and you could drop dead.

Paris is known for its patisseries, Michelin-starred restaurants and perfectly prepared steak frites. In Rome, square slices of pizza topped with zucchini, Caprese sandwiches and of course, gelato, tempt foodies. In Tokyo, upscale favorites like sashimi and robatayaki rule alongside street food mainstays like Gyudon, a beef and onion mixture served over rice.