About a week after 100 Montaditos opened its newest restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Spanish fast-casual chain appointed Francisco Javier Cernuda as CEO of its American restaurants. Montaditos has 16 locations in the U.S., all but four of them in South Florida.Cernuda will direct marketing development plans in the U.S. and Latin America…

The oldest tableware maker in the U.K. is surging forward with plans and funding to expand its business. Dudson has secured a £3 million investment from the Business Growth Fund, an independent firm established to boost British businesses, for new machinery, product development and sales and marketing functions to drive growth and improve customer service.…

Total Quality Food Consultants, expanding its global role in regulatory, scientific and marketing services to the foodservice and non-food industries. TQF was founded in Verona, Italy, in 1992 by Giuseppe Patat, who will remain as a consultant for R&D and strategic marketing. The firm specializes in regulatory expertise, offering compliance certification in 147 countries for…

Zensho Holdings Co., Japan’s largest operator of restaurant chains, took a major step toward international expansion this month when it opened its first Sukiya restaurant in Taiwan. The 70-unit quick-service chain, which specializes in curry and donburi (beef bowls), officially debuted July 10 in Taipei; the store is open for business 24 hours a day.…

Harsh winter weather drove down restaurant visits and sales in many areas of the U.S. and Canada during the first quarter, according to data from Technomic Inc., The NPD Group and the restaurant associations from both countries. But perhaps because of the tough winter, restaurant operators in both countries are quite optimistic about prospects for…

BurgerFuel has opened its first store in Egypt, a new front in the fast-growing Kiwi chain’s expansion plans for the region. The Cairo unit, located in the affluent suburb of Maadi, is store No. 20 in the region for BurgerFuel; it also operates outlets in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Two more BurgerFuel stores…

We reported back in February that

Waste/Recycling Stations from Lakeside feature stainless steel construction with a choice of exterior finishes. Available in top or front access styles with multiple chute options, including liquid disposal. Visit Booth 4620 at NAFEM to see these and six additional new product lines from Lakeside.Lakeside Manufacturing Inc.NAFEM Booth #4620

Bravura serving counters by Multiteria are available with a wide variety of serving options in countless top and exterior materials and finishes. Visit booth #4824 at the NAFEM Show to see the latest serving innovations, including a new revolutionary breath guard design. Multiteria USA LLCNAFEM Booth #4824

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