The rollout of McDonald’s all-day breakfast menu has a catch: Customers’ menu choices are limited because the chain’s kitchens aren’t equipped to handle breakfast and burgers at the same time. McDonald’s stores will serve either McMuffin or biscuit sandwiches—but not both—depending on local preferences; only three options will be available for whichever sandwich is served.…

Two dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts locations will be sprinkled around Peru during the next five years under a new development agreement with Agape Coral. The Winston-Salem, N.C., chain debuted in South America in 2013, when it opened the first of a planned 25 units in Colombia. The chain also is hoping to establish its presence…

With August’s grand opening in Delhi, Carl’s Jr. became the third major U.S. burger chain to enter India. The California chain’s menu, customized for Indian palates and with an extensive vegetarian selection, will compete with Burger King and Wendy’s, both of which established a presence there earlier this year. Carl’s Jr. says it will open…

After a decade of legal battles, a small Utah town outside Zion National Park has repealed a ban on chain restaurants, clearing the way for one of the country’s restaurant chains to open its doors. A franchisee group has been trying to open a Subway sandwich shop in Springdale, Utah, since 2006. But they’ve been…

The announcement last week of a plan to raise the minimum wage for chain restaurant workers in New York to $15 over the next six years is the latest thrust in an ongoing campaign to raise the minimum wage for low-wage workers in the U.S. economy. But the various minimum-wage initiatives throughout the country during…

Average wholesale food prices increased only slightly again in August, according to Producer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Sept. 11. A surge in egg prices helped move the index for foods at the final demand stage up 0.3%, while prices for processed foods and feeds at the intermediate demand…

Consensus forecasts for macroeconomic indicators that drive foodservice remain positive for the rest of 2015 and 2016, according to the September tallies in Blue Chip Economic Indicators. But 2015 forecasts of real gross domestic product growth fell for Canada and Mexico and were off sharply in Brazil and Russia. Most leading developed and developing markets…

The board at Lone Star Restaurant Supply has appointed Darren Anderson as President and Chief Operating Officer. Anderson, who previously held the same posts at Dallas-based PrimeSource FoodService Equipment, will take over the reins to lead the strategic direction and positioning of the Austin, Texas, equipment and supplies dealer. Steve Schaefer, previously Lone Star’s v.p./general…

This summer, Nemco Food Equipment named Michelle Wibel as its new president. Now, as autumn begins, the Hicksville, Ohio, company has promoted Joe Carcione, CFSP, to Director-Sales. Carcione moves to the role after eight years as sales manager-Midwest/West. He’ll continue managing the Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania territories and assume additional large…

Carpigiani/Ali Group has tapped Penny Klingler as Senior V.P.-Key Accounts for its North America division. Klingler has an extensive background in the commercial foodservice equipment industry, including four years with Alco Standard’s Dispensing division leading its beverage-dispensing product support teams and three years with Sweden Freezer as v.p.-customer services. She joins Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Carpigiani after…