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Steve Don called me a few weeks ago and asked if, in the light of the current economic turmoil, we are reconsidering our equipment and…

Beverage-Air has appointed Jennifer Ward as sr. v.p.-sales and marketing. Ward, who joined the company in 2005, has served as v.p.-sales since the Ali Group…

Wendy’s execs didn’t have much time for August vacations. The chain has been busy, moving its headquarters back in Dublin, Ohio, naming a new president,…

Last week, about 1,200 McDonald’s restaurants in Britain began displaying the calorie count of each food and drink item on their store’s wall-mounted menu boards.…

Details, details. California’s food-handler safety law, which was signed last September and mandated that the state’s nearly 1.4 million foodservice workers have food-safety training certification…

Fall might be upon us, but there is still time this year to secure some important tax perks for purchasing or selling equipment. The

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell back sharply in July, dipping to 99.7. This puts the index below the 100 point that signals…

When the year began, the 50 major economic forecasting groups polled monthly by Blue Chip Economic Indicators believed real U.S. gross domestic product would grow…

If there’s any happy effect of the recent economic uncertainty, it’s that prices for most commodities used widely in foodservice equipment and supplies have fallen…

The spate of negative economic news, combined with political paralysis in the U.S. and Europe, has foodservice operators and suppliers alike wondering about the future.…