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New Owners For Chuck E. Cheese (Maybe)

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Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management wants to buy CEC Entertainment, parent of the Chuck E. Cheese’s brand, in a deal worth about $1.3 billion, including…

Culver’s Expands Plans For Florida Footprint

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Winter is a very good time for a Midwest chain to think about Florida. Wisconsin-based Culver’s Restaurants, which has nearly 500 fast-casual independently owned and…

Wendy’s Rolls The Dice For 2014

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The Wendy’s Co. is feeling bullish on 2014. Not only does it plan to boost same-store sales, the Dublin, Ohio, chain says it will accelerate…

Baker Hands Nieco Reins To Kohl

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After four decades under Ed Baker as president, Nieco has a new name at the top. Korey Kohl has moved up from his post as…

Parts Town Eyes Future Growth, Partners With Equity Firm

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Parts Town LLC has strengthened its position as one of the leading national distributors of OEM restaurant repair and maintenance parts for the foodservice industry.…

Paper, Packaging Distributors Join Forces

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Two major paper distributors are merging. Unisource Worldwide and xpedx will join forces and create a new publicly traded company. The definitive agreement was signed…

Britain’s Foodservice Market Improving, Says Horizons

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Foodservice traffic and sales in the United Kingdom were stronger than anticipated during the fourth quarter of 2013, according to research and analysis from Horizons…

DFSI Adds Cleveland Distributor To Its Brands

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Diversified Foodservice Supply has acquired Mill Hardware & Food Service, a Willoughby, Ohio-based distributor of foodservice parts, supplies and accessories to foodservice chains and their…

In Memoriam: Roger Skillman

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Roger Bowne Skillman, a friendly and familiar face in the E&S industry, died Jan. 11 of a heart attack. He was 57. Skillman went straight…

Most Major Markets Saw Flat Or Falling Third Quarter 2013 Traffic, Reports NPD

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“Glorious” fall weather helped drive a 2% gain in restaurant traffic in the third quarter in the United Kingdom, versus the year-earlier third quarter, but…

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