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Those accustomed to walking the aisles of the biggest restaurant show in the U.S. will get a taste of foodservice from a European perspective at…

Registration is ongoing for the Society for Foodservice Management’s National Conference, set for Oct. 4-7 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Fla. The three-day meeting…

Baskin-Robbins is busy with numbers. The chain, now in the midst of its 65th anniversary, just opened its 1,000th store in Japan. The new outlet…

A high-end hamburger joint that hasn’t opened yet already has more than 300 friends following its construction and menu plans on Facebook. Why all the…

Planet Hollywood International will be expanding Buca di Beppo into the Boston area. The 83-unit casual-dining chain will open four restaurants in Dedham, Lexington, Seekonk…

There’s a new business model operating at Electrolux Professional. Alberto Zanata, the company’s president, said Electrolux is expanding its project-oriented, full-systems approach to broaden its…

A boffo opening at its first New York store is spurring Texas-based CiCi’s Pizza to continue expanding into new franchise markets. The chain, which has…

With only half a dozen stores, Tossed is a small chain. But its new expansion plans might change that profile. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., gourmet…

Hooters is planning to translate its slogan—”delightfully tacky yet unrefined”–into a few more languages. The chain has announced intentions to debut units in Turkey, India…

David J. Sebastianelli is starting work in his new post as v.p. of sales and marketing at Edlund Co., the Burlington, Vt., maker of equipment and…