Chief financial officers at Prime Advantage member companies remain very optimistic about their own companies’ financial prospects this year, though they are slightly less upbeat about the general economy.The fourth annual CFO survey by the manufacturers’ buying consortium, which includes many leading foodservice equipment and supplies companies, reports that 69% of executives are more optimistic…

As we reported in the last issue of FER Fortnightly, the Top 500 Chains posted overall growth of 3.4% last year, nearly double that of 2010, according to preliminary data from Technomic Inc. That growth adds up to more than $8 billion. But while 60% of the 500 concepts reported gains in ’11, the gains…

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California legislation which would have set limits on where and when food trucks could park during school hours has been withdrawn by its sponsor from consideration by the state legislature. Assembly member Bill Monning (D.-Monterey), introduced AB-1678 requiring food trucks to park no closer than 1,500 feet—later amended to 500 feet—from any school during school…

Two years after agreeing to a deal in which Denver’s Department of Environmental Health would stop posting reports of critical violations on restaurants’ front doors in exchange for accepting higher fines for infractions, the Mile High City’s operators are seeing red. The phrase “ticket quotas” is being bandied about, and Denver restaurateurs are alleging that…

Draft beer can be one of the most profitable items in foodservice, but only if you get it from there to here—cooler to tap—properly.

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Uno Dué Go, the quick-casual younger sib of the Uno’s pizza chain, packs the best (and more) of the Uno’s brand into a smaller, quick-casual setting.

We’re sure you have an excuse. Like, business has been so good that you just haven’t had the time to fill out the FER Top Dealer survey. Or you had to take the kids (or grandkids) somewhere on spring break. But it’s time to get your act together. The survey is due next Monday, April…