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In our annual forecast articles in the January issue of Foodservice Equipment Reports, we look not just at how the equipment and supplies market will…

Manitowoc Foodservice has announced organizational changes encompassing its U.S. and global operations which it says better emphasize the company’s focus on customers and innovative equipment…

Who would have guessed that a 19th century novel would become the most common reference point for 21st century restaurant inspections and public-health notices? Allusions…

This week’s presidential signing of the Food & Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act capped a list of legislative victories for the National Restaurant Association.…

Common sense has won out in dueling menu-labeling laws in California, where a Jan. 1 law required all chains with 20 or more locations to…

There are about 600 mobile food trucks, vans and carts in Oregon’s Multnomah County. That’s nearly one for every 1,000 residents of the state’s biggest…

In the rush of third quarter reports, our revised E&S market forecasts and the like, we almost let slip Technomic Inc.’s list of leading restaurant…

A number of foodservice industry observers have expressed concern that rising food and gasoline prices could undercut what remains a fragile recovery of the market.…

The NPD Group, which tracks foodservice traffic activity through consumer panels, reported in December that overall restaurant traffic in the third quarter improved to flat,…