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The Vollrath Co., announced August 17 that it has acquired Miguel Pujadas, S.A. The Santa Coloma, Spain-based company, founded in 1921, makes and distributes a wide…

Visits to foodservice establishments hit their highest number since 2009-10, according to data from The NPD Group’s CREST research, but overall traffic for the year…

Driven by surging equipment sales, the quarterly Business Barometer maintained by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry rose 5.1% in the second quarter…

Ecolab Inc. will acquire the U.S. operations of Swisher Hygiene for approximately $40 million in cash. Charlotte, N.C.-based Swisher Hygiene offers a range of products…

Through the hard work of an FCSI taskforce, the Revit Foodservice Equipment Standards document has been updated for 2015. All files and documents pertaining to…

David Wightman, considered one of the foodservice equipment industry’s most creative technical minds of the past 20 years, died suddenly on July 29. He was…

Fisher-Nickel Inc. (Fishnick), the operator of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Food Service Technology Center, has announced a technical advisory committee for its “Demonstration of…

It appears official that New York’s quick-service workers soon will be earning a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The New York Fast Food Wage…

In a move aimed at killing parasites, New York City’s sushi restaurants are now required to freeze raw fish before serving. The new health-department regulations…

Panera Bread Co.’s redesigned stores are paying big dividends. Same-store sales at the St. Louis chain’s company-owned locations climbed 4.7% in the first 27 days…