California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would expand food-safety laws to cover indoor and outdoor playgrounds at quick-service restaurants. Brown cited a lack of evidence that the sanitation problems require a new... »

Equipment testing just got easier—and more professional—in China. NSF Int’l. has achieved ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from the China National Accreditation Service for its laboratory in Shanghai. The accreditation enables the lab... »

One of the country’s largest Taco Bell franchisees, K-MAC Holdings, has acquired No Limits LLC, a Missouri-based Taco Bell franchisee that owns and operates 25 Taco Bell restaurants. K-MAC is owned by Brentwood Associates and... »

The rights of Jewish prisoners to kosher meals in Texas correctional facilities are at the forefront of a court case that began Oct. 1. The Texas correctional system is one of the few state prison systems restricting access to... »

Bargreen Ellingson, Tacoma, Wash., and Mobile Fixture, Mobile, Ala., have been named winners of Foodservice Equipment Reports’ first Management Excellence Awards in the dealer category. Bargreen receives the award for dealers... »

Opportunity awaits dealer middle-management professionals seeking career advancement in the distribution field. They can apply for one of 20 FEDA Education Foundation scholarships to attend The University of Industrial... »

The FEDA Education Foundation has more than one scholarship program. It just awarded two more ServSafe Scholarships. Lanie Bolinger and Emilio Valdovinos from Ace Mart Restaurant Supply of San Antonio, Texas, were given ServSafe... »

Foldcraft Co. Buys Waymar: Foldcraft, the parent company for Plymold brand furniture, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Waymar Cos., a maker of the Waymar and JH Carr furniture lines. Plymold products are commonly... »

Did your dealership work on a project this past year that’s notable for its attention to sustainability and environmental concerns? Awards and press attention could come your way from the Hobart Center for Foodservice... »

Master-Bilt Refrigeration has added Richard Yeomans of Richard Yeomans Sales and Marketing as its newest Canadian sales rep. He will cover sales for north, east and south Ontario effective immediately. Yeomans brings more than 20... »

As we report in this issue, Foodservice Equipment Reports has awarded two dealers its first Management Excellence Awards. We want to congratulate Bargreen Ellingson, which won the award for dealers with more than $40 million in... »

Foodservice Equipment Reports, with the assistance of industry associations and the magazine’s Awards Selection Advisory Boards, has named six accomplished individuals to receive the magazine’s first Young Lion Awards. The awards... »

Foldcraft Co., the parent company for the Plymold brand furniture, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Waymar Cos., a maker of the Waymar and JH Carr furniture lines. Plymold products are commonly spec’d in quick-service... »

Corner Bakery Café is working full steam ahead on its plan to more than double its footprint over the next four years. The Dallas chain, which has signed 22 franchise agreements for more than 279 new restaurants, just announced a... »

Papa Murphy's Int’l. is making a giant expansion leap out of North America. The Vancouver, Wash., chain has inked a master franchise agreement with MAM Foodco LLC to open 100 Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza locations throughout... »

The Society for Foodservice Management held its national conference in Las Vegas last week. Among the highlights were the annual awards recognizing special honorees who have gone "above and beyond" to serve the... »

This past year, 21 trailblazing machines, technologies and equipment were honored with the National Restaurant Association’s Kitchens Innovations Awards. While next year’s National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel... »

Manitowoc Foodservice is consolidating its manufacturing and operating functions for its Americas Ovens division in a new, expanded facility in Cleveland. When the transition is completed later this year, the Ohio facility will... »

September is National Food Safety Month. October brings another commemoration of the foodservice industry. From Oct. 1-7, the Association for Healthcare Foodservice will celebrate Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week. The... »

McDonald’s big announcement last week that it would begin posting calorie-count information made headlines, but it isn’t the first chain to get a jumpstart on new federal menu-labeling regulations. It’s just the biggest. For the... »

The city that banned trans fats and public smoking has made it official: The New York City Board of Health has approved a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, street carts and other venues. The... »

Another fluid issue for New York foodservice operators is restrooms. Under recent changes to a city code, small restaurants and coffee shops with an occupancy of 30 or fewer people are now allowed to provide patrons with a single... »

The huge unexpected jump in gasoline prices combined with an anticipated increase in food prices to push the Consumer and Producer Price Indices sharply higher in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The PPI rose... »

Fuel prices generally start falling after Labor Day as the demands of summer-vacation driving recede. Having seen the big jumps in August’s Consumer and Producer Price Energy Indices, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics... »

We guess you could call it irrational exuberance. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index took an unexpected jump in the preliminary September reading, released Sept. 14. The index rose nearly five... »