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Comments are not rolling in for the FDA’s draft guidance on chain restaurant menu labeling. The agency issued the document, “A Labeling Guide for Restaurants…

Sometimes one sees consumer economic research that just makes one’s jaw drop. How about this? Consumers are only slightly more positive about the general economy…

Breakfast/morning meal visits grew by 5% for the year ended June 2015, according to new data released by the NPD Group. Breakfast is the only…

Several components of the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell sharply in August from record or near record highs in July. Current same-stores sales…

With a new franchise partner on board in Egypt, Smashburger will soon expand its footprint to nine countries. The Denver-based “better burger” chain has added…

The National Conference hosted by Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management is just weeks away. SHFM’s meeting, October 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency in New…

The nation’s top chicken chain has made it everywhere else, so it’s giving it a go in New York, New York with its first freestanding…

Crown Brands, the Lincolnshire, Ill., maker of smallware, bakeware, storage and transportation products, has expanded into the barware market with its acquisition of Co-Rect Products.…

As Emma, Rich and I have been making our sales calls this fall, I’ve been reminded of just how diverse the landscape of foodservice equipment…

A.J. Antunes & Co. has added two rep firms to its sales network. PB&J Commercial Agents, a Bartlett, Ill., firm recently started by Principals PJ…