The 2012 London Olympic summer games will be home to four new–albeit temporary–McDonald’s units, including the largest and busiest McDonald’s restaurant in the world.In a July 20, 2011, global webcast, McDonald’s UK CEO Jill McDonald said the two-story restaurant will measure more than 32,000 sq.ft. (3,000 sq. meters). It is expected to serve 1.75 million…
The City of Big Shoulders only has so much elbow room. And with thousands of bigwigs coming to town May 15-22, 2012, for the global G8 and NATO summits, the National Restaurant Association has moved the date of next May’s show in Chicago. The 2012 NRA Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show was originally scheduled for May 19-22…
The Legacy Cos., the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., manufacturer, exporter and importer of foodservice equipment, retail appliances and kitchen utensils, has acquired Blakeslee, the Chicago-based commercial warewashing and preparation equipment manufacturer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Blakeslee was founded in 1880. In announcing the acquisition, Legacy CEO Neal Asbury said, “Blakeslee’s long legacy says…
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