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The Boelter Cos. announced June 23 that it has acquired Premier Restaurant Equipment Co. In combining resources, the Milwaukee-based Boelter and the Minneapolis dealer state…

In a deal expected to close early in July, Sam Tell and Son and Premium Supply Co.  have announced that Sam Tell will acquire certain…

U.S. petroleum refiners are apparently keeping up with rising demand for gasoline and diesel fuel so far this summer. The result: Average U.S. gasoline prices…

The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index fell slightly to 94.7 in the mid-June reading. It had spiked to 94.7 in the final May reading.…

The Oak Brook, Ill.-based burger giant is leaving the suburbs, and will move its corporate headquarters to Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood by the spring of…

Wholesale food prices rose in May for only the second time in eight months, according to Producer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor…

Overall restaurant traffic was flat in the first quarter 2016 in the U.S., according to the latest CREST data from The NPD Group. And the…

Small businesses are still struggling to get the money they need and to comply with government regulations, according to a survey by Babson College. Company…

The country’s first capital has become its first major city to approve a tax on soft drinks. Last week, the Philadelphia City Council approved a 1.5-cent-per-ounce…