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We’ve been reporting for years about the U.S. restaurant market thanks to the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index. Going forward, we’ll be able to…

After bottoming out in November and December, prices for stainless and carbon steels, as well as aluminum, copper and other materials widely used in foodservice…

The economy in the United States is generating new jobs at a much faster pace than almost anyone expected. The latest evidence is the Bureau…

The National Restaurant Association forecasts the foodservice industry will grow a modest 3.5% in current dollars in 2012, a slight decline from its estimate of…

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Last issue, we reported on Chicago’s new self-certification rule: Through November 2014, recently inspected restaurants with no history of foodborne illness will be able to…

It may just be the mild winter, but “wow” is all one can say about the big jump of the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance…

The nation’s 32 million schoolchildren will be eating healthier under just-released U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for government-subsidized school meals. The new guidelines are a…

Less kitchen, more seating and less overall cost turns into higher revenue and profits for Spicy Pickle Sandwich Co.

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