La Cima Restaurants, the Twin Peaks franchisee founded by former executives of the rival Hooters chain, is acquiring a majority interest in the casual-dining sports bar chain. Dallas-based Twin Peaks owns or franchises 78 restaurants in 25 states. Atlanta-based La Cima owns and operates 15 Twin Peaks locations across six states. Terms of the deal,…

The South African-Portuguese concept will open three more Chicago-area locations in the next two months. The Skokie, Oak Brook and Hyde Park stores will take the chain to 11 locations in area. Nando’s, which operates restaurants in 23 nations from Australia to Zimbabwe, debuted in the United States in 2008 with a store in Washington,…

Vulcan/ITW FEG has promoted Roxanne Holt to Business Development Manager for Medium and Heavy Duty Ranges and appointed Anthony Colant as Business Development Manager for Fryers, Griddles and Charbroilers. Holt brings a decade of experience as a material technician with Vulcan, as well as a track record of managing relationships with field sales personnel, dealers…

It’s been 20 years since the doors of the last remaining Naugles location closed, but the QSR chain is making a comeback. After winning back rights to the Naugles trademark from Del Taco, a new unit opened in Fountain Valley, Calif., in August 2015. Now the chain, which had operated from 1970 to 1995, is…

On the heels of winning Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year honors, Alto-Shaam has achieved a global high point by reaching ISO 9001:2015 certification. The Menomonee Falls, Wis., company undertook the initiative two years ago to advance its processes in order to meet an increasingly demanding economy. It began by creating a quality management system (QMS),…

In the second quarter of 2016, restaurant traffic counts were strongest in the United Kingdom, even as it was voting to leave the European Union, and weakest in Brazil, despite the impending Summer Olympics, according to the latest CREST data from The NPD Group. Traffic in the other 10 major foodservice markets tracked by the…

Restaurant sales and traffic have been showing signs of weakness, but two of the key drivers of foodservice sales reported positive gains in September. The U.S. economy added another 156,000 jobs during the month and both major services tracking consumer attitudes said confidence rose. Even with a slight downward revision in jobs growth in July…

The Texas Restaurant Association is revved up about food delivery services. Companies such as Uber Eats, GrubHub and Amazon Prime are growing in popularity as the meal delivery services gain market share on in-store restaurant dining. But these third-party services are operating without any oversight, prompting the TRA to initiate discussions with the services and…

Just when food truck owners in Chicago thought the four-year-old rules governing their parking and service hours had been conveniently overlooked, City Hall began a crackdown. Chicago’s 2012 food truck ordinance severely limits where and how long the trucks can serve customers. The trucks cannot be within 200 feet of brick-and-mortar restaurants, and they’re not…

Jim Procuro has been named Senior V.P.- Sales and Marketing at Hoshizaki America. He assumed the title October 5, succeeding Carter Davis, executive v.p.-sales and marketing, who has left Hoshizaki to pursue other opportunities. Procuro, who joined the Peachtree City, Ga., manufacturer in 1998, will focus on Hoshizaki’s growth strategy in expanding its product lines…