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One of the biggest casual-dining chains is entering the fast-casual segment. Ruby Tuesday has inked a deal to open and operate up to 200 fast-casual…

Red Mango, the South Korean-owned frozen yogurt and fruit smoothie chain, continues to expand south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Over the summer, the chain announced…

ITW continues to make news. Just days after announcing an organizational restructuring (reported in the last Fortnightly), the multinational conglomerate has acquired Elro Group, a…

The appetite for American fast food continues to grow in Asia. In May, Carl’s Jr. debuted as the first Western fast-food hamburger chain in Ho…

And some chains are still busy taking the plunge across our northern border. Buffalo Wild Wings has announced plans for more than 50 company-owned and…

The King and the Colonel are back–the U.S. military has lifted a seven-month ban on fast-food restaurants and retail stores at American bases in Afghanistan.…

The Commercial Food Equipment Service Association will gather in Savannah, Ga., next month for its fall meeting. The meeting, Oct. 18-20, at the Westin Savannah…

Howard Veldhorst, a 36-year veteran of The Vollrath Co., has died. He was 74. Veldhorst was v.p.-national sales accounts at the Sheboygan, Wis., manufacturer; he…

The news was all over the papers last week: Burger King was for sale. Once the smoke cleared, it was announced that the world’s No.…

ITW has appointed Chris O’Herlihy president-Food Equipment Group Worldwide, a post which includes responsibility for all Food Equipment Group operations globally.  "We are consolidating leadership…