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It takes more than a motor and a fan blade to move hot air. Putting high-performance ventilation in a small package takes smart engineering and…

Choices are difficult, but UBERT Gastrotechnik has rendered it unnecessary to choose between a rotisserie and a combi-oven. Its new Convex Combi-Tower CKT2000 combines both…

With the exception of meat-based proteins, prices for many foods and feedstuffs fell across the world during the second half of 2014, according to data…

With futures prices for Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude oil well below $50 a barrel on Jan. 27, and U.S. prices for regular gasoline/petrol…

Strong jobs growth and falling gasoline prices are among the factors driving sales and customer traffic growth in the U.S. restaurant market during the last…

In the latest private equity buyout in Britain’s restaurant sector, the casual-dining chain TGI Fridays has sold its U.K. franchise business to Electra Partners. Texas-based…

Just Falafel is going for a new look and back-to-basics menu to match its new identity as JF Street Food. The UAE-based quick-serve chain announced…

Kevin Fink has been named executive v.p. of the Ali Group. He will relocate from Denver, where he has been president of Ice-O-Matic, to join Ali’s corporate…

Grupo Nutresa SA, the Colombian food industry conglomerate that has made at least 18 acquisitions since 2000, has paid US$384 million to buy the country’s…

The Middleby Corp. closed 2014 with a bang, acquiring companies on two continents. On Dec. 22, the U.S.-based Middleby announced its acquisition of Desmon Food…