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Six individuals and organizations have been honored with NSF Int’l.’s 2010 Food Safety Leadership Awards. The winners: Innovation in Training: California Strawberry Commission Food Safety…

The big deflation in prices for metals, plastics, lumber and other commodities seen in 2009 is long gone. Purchasing magazine’s index tracking transaction prices for 109…

As we mentioned last month, the top 500 chain brands eked out current-dollar growth of a mere 0.8% 2009, according to Technomic Inc.’s annual ranking…

The National Restaurant Association has announced it is urging its members to contact their congressmen to co-sponsor the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Act. The…

New owners for Dave & Buster’s: The Dallas chain’s private-equity parent, Wellspring Capital Management LLC, has agreed to sell the 56-unit chain to Oak Hill…

Quiznos has announced plans to develop as many as 600 new stores nationwide by the end of the year. The mix will include more corporate…

Energy Star has been in flux lately, and the foodservice industry needs to watch closely. Already new procedures are causing concern. As first covered in…

Tomlinson Industries, based in Cleveland, has announced it has purchased the assets of Fusion Commercial LLC of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Fusion Commercial products include countertop pizza…

Foodservice excellence in both Air Force and Marine Corps operations was honored in May during the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. The third annual…

Piedmont Natural Gas, Charlotte, N.C.,  recently celebrated the opening of its newly renovated and expanded John H. Maxheim Natural Gas Technology Center at 4301 Yancey…