Food trucks—where they go and where they park—continue to be an issue in California. A state lawmaker, stating concerns about childhood obesity, has introduced a bill to significantly limit where food trucks and lunch wagons can operate. AB1678 would ban these mobile foodservice units from operating within 1,500 feet of schools, a distance even greater…
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MOREA majority of restaurateurs across all industry segments plan to invest in “green” technology this year, according to the National Restaurant Association. The association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast reports that more operators will invest in “eco-friendly” equipment and fixtures to help attract the 41% of consumers who say they’re likely to make their restaurant choices…
MOREThe Cornyn Fasano Group and Foodservice Consultants Studio have joined forces in a strategic partnership. Their alliance enables the consultants to offer management advisory and design solutions and broaden the scope of services available to the firms’ clients. Foodservice Consultants Studio specializes in K-12, higher education, corrections, military, and business and industry. Amy Hegarty, Doug…
MORECanadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. Dooher will head a volunteer board of 30 restaurant industry leaders; CRFA has 30,000 members. The $63-billion restaurant industry is the fourth-largest employer in Canada, providing more than 1.1 million jobs. Atlanta-based Del Taco has appointed David Pear, formerly of Domino’s Pizza and Yum! Brands, as senior v.p.- operations. He…
MOREAs a special thank-you to equipment and supplies dealers, the National Restaurant Association, in cooperation with the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association and Foodservice Equipment Reports, is hosting its second annual dealer-only Kitchen Innovations Dealer Cocktail Reception. The event will be held Sunday, May 6, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kitchen Innovations Pavilion’s new…
MOREWhat is it worth to establish your dealership’s credibility before more than 20,000 multiunit operators and design consultants? That’s the point of Foodservice Equipment Reports’ annual Top Dealer Report. The magazine will again publish a listing of leading equipment and supplies dealers and distributors in its June issue. And you don’t even need to pay…
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