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A first of its kind state law took effect last October in Massachusetts. It requires restaurants to post notices on their menus, asking customers to…

Legislation that would inhibit foodservice equipment dealers and others from practicing, or in some cases bidding on, interior design work continues to land in state…

We don’t often report data on eating- and drinking-place sales, which come monthly from the U.S. Census Bureau, in part because they can be a…

Food prices at the wholesale level leaped 4% in February, the largest monthly increase in 36 years, according to the National Restaurant Association. It was…

With strong recent price run-ups in steel and other materials commonly used in foodservice equipment and supplies, it appears E&S manufacturers are becoming somewhat more…

The European foodservice market is also beginning to recover, including capital spending for equipment and supplies, according to manufacturers and others we spoke with at…

Another strong quarter was posted by the publicly traded foodservice equipment and supplies companies at the end of last year. Blended sales for five equipment-oriented…

Legislation that would inhibit foodservice equipment dealers from practicing, or in some cases bidding on, interior design work continues to land in state legislatures. Much…

The National Association of Food Equipment Dealers has a new CEO, following the retirement of Sanford Smith. Mark Anderson assumed the post January 1, succeeding…

The Vollrath Co. recognized top sales performers at its annual awards banquet, held in January at the new Vollrath University in Sheboygan, Wis. For the…