There’s news from two of the 76 countries serving the Whopper.Burger King Restaurants of Canada has opened three new restaurants built in the company’s 20/20 global restaurant design. The locations, all LEED-certified and all located at service plazas, are the latest in a major expansion plan across Canada. During the next three to five years,…
Sonic’s newest unit will be the first of the chain’s 3,500 restaurants to offer beer and wine on its menu, along with burgers, hot dogs and cherry limeades. The Homestead, Fla., City Council gave the chain approval to serve alcohol at the Sonic Beach Experience, a variation on the drive-in chain’s standard unit and the…
You must register now for Foodservice Equipment Reports‘ E&S Market Forecast President’s Preview meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, at the Hotel Orrington, in Evanston, Ill. This annual meeting offers manufacturers, operators, dealers and others in the industry an early look at the foodservice equipment and supplies industry next year and beyond, in time for…
Prices for most steels and aluminum softened moderately through June and early July and appear to be on a trend for further decreases in the months ahead. But prices for nickel and copper bottomed out in late spring and have been rising since that time. Responding to earlier declines in nickel prices, surcharges for 304…
A new state-by-state analysis of eating- and drinking-place establishment growth by the National Restaurant Association’s Chief Economist Bruce Grinsby finds the most robust growth of new units in Louisiana and New York. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show New York added a net total of 1,609 units last year. Other states adding more than 900…
Sales at the top 200 restaurant chains in Canada grew 3% in nominal terms last year, according to a new report by Technomic Inc. and Kostuch Media. While an improvement over ’09, the performance “does reflect an industry still operating in a difficult economic environment,” the release announcing the new research said. Net unit growth…
Both the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index fell in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as recent drops in energy prices pushed down the measures of inflation. But after falling last month at the producer level, wholesale food prices rose again. While the overall PPI fell 0.4% in June, the…
LoneStar Restaurant Supply announced July 1 that it has acquired CPAPC Restaurant Design and Supply; both are based in Dallas. The combined company will now operate from seven locations in Texas and South Carolina, and continue offering consulting, design, project management and installation in addition to E&S sales. There will be few changes made at…
There’s still time to register for Foodservice Equipment Reports’ E&S Market Forecast President’s Preview meeting, scheduled Wednesday, July 27, at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston, Ill. FER’s annual, one-day meeting offers dealers, manufacturers, operators and others in the industry an early look at the foodservice equipment and supplies industry next year and beyond, in time…
Virginia "Ginny" Heil, 54, who worked in the E&S industry for nearly 40 years, died June 24. She joined Moccia Enterprises in Riverton, N.J., in 1973, and became a partner in the manufacturers’ rep firm in 1993. The company said she was the “behind the scenes” strength and guidance that kept it all together over…