Articles by FER Edit

Macroeconomic Forecasts Remain Positive For U.S., Fall In Canada And Mexico

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Consensus forecasts for macroeconomic indicators that drive foodservice remain positive for the rest of 2015 and 2016, according to the September tallies in Blue Chip…

Wholesale Food Prices Flat Again In August

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Average wholesale food prices increased only slightly again in August, according to Producer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Sept.…

Labor Costs Are The New Operator Worry

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The announcement last week of a plan to raise the minimum wage for chain restaurant workers in New York to $15 over the next six…

Utah Town Repeals Ban On Chain Restaurants

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After a decade of legal battles, a small Utah town outside Zion National Park has repealed a ban on chain restaurants, clearing the way for…

India Gets Its First Carl’s Jr.

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With August’s grand opening in Delhi, Carl’s Jr. became the third major U.S. burger chain to enter India. The California chain’s menu, customized for Indian…

Krispy Kreme Crosses The Andes

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Two dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts locations will be sprinkled around Peru during the next five years under a new development agreement with Agape Coral. The…

McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast Takes Kitchen To Its Limits

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The rollout of McDonald’s all-day breakfast menu has a catch: Customers’ menu choices are limited because the chain’s kitchens aren’t equipped to handle breakfast and…

In Memoriam: Subway Founder Fred DeLuca

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Fred DeLuca, who was 17 when he founded a small sandwich shop that grew into Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, has died just weeks…

The City That Never Sleeps Takes On Salt

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New York State just announced it will set a $15 minimum for all industries—not just for QSR workers—and now comes word that New York City…

Alto-Shaam Expands Sales, Marketing and Culinary Teams

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Five new hires have been announced for Alto-Shaam’s sales, marketing and culinary teams. Lucy McQuillan is the Menomonee Falls, Wis., company’s new Executive V.P.-Global Sales.…

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