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Last Thursday, as many in the foodservice industry browsed The NAFEM Show’s exhibits, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Sysco Corp.’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of…

Let me just state it plainly: The just concluded NAFEM Show in Anaheim rates with the best I’ve attended. And I’ve been going to NAFEM…

Nearly 80% of restaurant operators polled for Restaurants Canada’s Restaurant Outlook Survey reported increased or equal same-store sales in the fourth quarter of last year.…

The party had to end sometime. The run-up in consumer confidence took a pause during the first half of February, according to the preliminary reading…

If you live in the Northeast, it may not seem like this winter is milder than last year’s. But it is for much of the…

It was an active year again in 2014 as business life-cycle factors and a healthy E&S market kept the pace of merger and acquisition activity…

The Federal Trade Commission has blinked. Last Wednesday night, the regulator was close to voting to block Sysco Corp.’s $3.5 billion purchase of rival US…

Both the House and Senate are considering bills that would permanently lower the taxes paid by restaurant operators. The legislation would create a 15-year tax-depreciation…

Habit Restaurants hopes to make its fast-casual outlets a habit in the Middle East. The chain’s first-ever international franchise agreement is with Food Quest Restaurant…

Ruby Restaurant Group is hoping to make a splash in the fast-casual market and add 20 franchises of its smaller “dinette-style” stores this year. The…