Inspire Brands Names New Chief Company Restaurant Officer

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The restaurant company also taps new COOs for Arby’s and Sonic.

Taco Bell Spices Up Hot Sauce Packet Recycling Program

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The chain is expanding its program with TerraCycle to accept empty condiment and sauce packets from all brands.

Pizza Hut Canada Pilots Door-to-Door Robotic Delivery

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The pizza chain says it will learn from the test before rolling out the service nationwide.

Cleveland Range Installs New VP of Sales, Marketing

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The manufacturer of commercial steam cooking equipment promoted longtime executive John Lanning to the role.

Coffee Orders Rebound in Canada but Remain Down From Pre-Pandemic Levels

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Restaurant coffee orders were up 13% for the year ending July 2022 but were still down 15% from three years ago.

Expansion Roundup: Where 4 Brands Are Opening Shop

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FER looks at recently announced expansion plans for Modern Market Eatery, El Pollo Loco, Sweetgreen and Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express.

3 Ways Commercial Fryers Help Restaurants Maintain Food Quality

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While restaurant operators often struggle with maintaining food quality and consistency, a lot of it comes down to fryer oil! In the restaurant industry, we call a 35 lb. container of bulk cooking oil a “jug-in- box” or “JIB” for short. Like everything else restaurants are paying more for these days, JIBs have increased in…

Dining Out Tops List of Where Consumers Worldwide Are Cutting Back Spending

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A new report by First Insight surveys consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. to measure the effects of the “cost of living crisis” on spending.

Business Dining Improves in Q2, Though Inflation Could Delay Full Recovery   

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Dinova and Technomic predict the business dining index will reach 89 in Q3 but may stall in Q4 as economic conditions present challenges.

Middleby Adds to C-Suite at Jade Range and Beech Ovens

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Former Wood Stone Corp. executives Kurt Eickmeyer and Phil Eaton join Jade Range and Beech Ovens in vice president roles.