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The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index was off slightly in May, with five of the index’s eight components softening. Current same-store sales and traffic…

The Legacy Companies, the owner of brands including Blakeslee and Kold-Draft, has acquired Bevles, the Allen, Texas-based maker of proofers, cabinets and racks, from Standex…

German warewashing maker MEIKO has tapped Markus Braun as the new president of MEIKO USA. Braun joined MEIKO Germany in 1998 as a sales and…

Foodservice industry entrepreneur Paul DeLorenzo passed away June 7 at the age of 87. Born in Lorenzago, Italy, DeLorenzo moved to Detroit at age 18.…

The six months through April brought operators a welcome respite from rising food costs, but the California drought and avian bird flu finally caught up…

Low-wage restaurant jobs may be a current focus of the drive to raise the minimum wage in the U.S., but the summer vacation season has…

Yes, the first quarter of 2015 turned out much worse than anyone expected, thanks to the strike that affected West Coast ports, another harsh winter…

Pricing trends for materials and equipment and supplies are key components of Foodservice Equipment Reports‘ annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast. This year’s meeting, scheduled…

New decade, new mayor, but the battle for menu transparency and healthier food products continues in New York. The city could become the first in…

Unsafe in any way. That’s the conclusion drawn by the Food and Drug Administration, which last week imposed restrictions on the use of partially hydrogenated…