The combo platter of side-by-side Luby’s Cafeterias and Fuddruckers continues to drive strategic growth for the Houston-based chain, with six co-brands now in operation. Four of seven Cheeseburger in Paradise units slated for conversion to Fuddruckers this year already are completed. And among the six new Fuddruckers openings in fiscal 2015 in domestic and international…
MOREDallas cannot hold back the home-state ambitions of Golden Chick. The fried-chicken chain, which has 147 locations in Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Georgia, is planning to develop more than 80 franchised QSR locations throughout Houston and Beaumont by 2025. Golden Chick was founded in San Marcos, Texas, in 1967.
MOREPanera Bread Co.’s redesigned stores are paying big dividends. Same-store sales at the St. Louis chain’s company-owned locations climbed 4.7% in the first 27 days of the third quarter, nearly doubling the 2.4% gain in the second quarter. The revamped Panera 2.0 stores are helping, as is a bigger focus on natural ingredients. As of…
MOREIn a move aimed at killing parasites, New York City’s sushi restaurants are now required to freeze raw fish before serving. The new health-department regulations fall in line with U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommendations. Restaurants must freeze fish for a minimum of 15 hours before serving it raw to kill the bacteria. Certain types…
MOREIt appears official that New York’s quick-service workers soon will be earning a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The New York Fast Food Wage Board voted last month to phase in a tiered, $15 an hour minimum wage at restaurants with more than 30 units, providing a faster timetable for New York City operators…
MOREFisher-Nickel Inc. (Fishnick), the operator of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Food Service Technology Center, has announced a technical advisory committee for its “Demonstration of High-Efficiency Commercial Cooking Equipment and Kitchen Ventilation System Optimization in Commercial Foodservice” project. The project’s goal—awarded last year to Fishnick in a Building Natural Gas Technology grant—is to demonstrate and…
MORECountertop mixers are one of the smaller pieces of kitchen equipment, but when it comes to versatility and labor-saving power, they pack a major punch.
MOREAXIS AX-M7 Save labor and time mixing everything from dough to airy egg whites with this 7-qt. planetary mixer from Axis. The mixer features a heavy-duty die-cast aluminum body and stainless bowl and operates with a 650W, ¾-hp, gear-driven motor. The compact unit measures 12-in.W x 19-in.D x 21-in.H. The safety guard, which comes standard,…
MOREAPP OF THE MONTH Managing a campus foodservice operation is no small task, especially when it’s academic powerhouse Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Yale Dining serves approximately 14,000 meals per day in 23 residential and retail dining locations. In fall 2013, the university began construction on a new 16,000-sq.-ft. culinary support center, which houses the…
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