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A couple of research reports about food and foodservice caught our eye last week. The first, from Scott Hume of burgerbusiness.com, was an analysis of…

With first quarter 2014 results from EveryWare, the public company incorporating Anchor Hocking and Oneida now included, combined sales for the eight publicly reporting companies…

Among other economic news of relevance to foodservice and the foodservice equipment industry: Food prices rose again in April at both the wholesale and retail…

The U.S. economy added 217,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in May, the fourth consecutive month job gains have exceeded 200,000, according to the May employment report…

The most surprising aspect of restaurant traffic data for the first quarter 2014 from The NPD Group is that the brutal winter didn’t affect visits…

The strong run-up in wholesale food prices since the first of the year paused in May, while the surge in retail food prices, especially at…

Restaurant openings outpaced closures last year by more than 21,000, pushing up the net restaurant unit count up 2.7% to a total of 665,000, according…

One of the key influences on restaurant sales is gasoline prices. When they increase or particularly spike sharply upward, restaurant sales almost always suffer. So,…

What you know can help you. Foodservice Equipment Reports’ annual E&S Market Forecast President’s Preview offers you the insight you need to plan for 2015…

The recent good news on jobs has consumers finally believing the economy is improving. Data on consumer attitudes from both Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan and…