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Structural Concepts Adds Two to Its Structural Team

Dennis Lock will serve as a national account executive, and Christopher Lustberg will serve as national sales manager for the Eastern region of the U.S.

Holiday Season Starts Strong for Restaurants, Says Black Box

The holiday season is off to a good start for restaurants, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s latest “Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.” For the week ending Nov. 21, the restaurant industry had its best sales growth since mid-July, and it was the second consecutive week of sales growth above 9%. The latest results show all…

Shake Shack To Open Its First Drive-Thru

Shake Shack is entering a new era in off-premise dining as it prepares to open its first-ever drive-thru location, which features a dual-lane ordering system and a separate kitchen for drive-thru customers.

From the Editor: Looking Ahead to 2022

For several years now, the FER team has taken a moment to look toward the year ahead, and share what they’re watching, looking forward to or predicting for the foodservice industry.

2022 State of the Foodservice Industry

What a ride 2021 has been. The year started with the country in the midst of a COVID surge, with widespread office and school closures, and many jurisdictions mandating dining restrictions. By spring and early summer, as vaccination levels soared and COVID cases plummeted, foodservice industry sales quickly accelerated. Driven by a pent-up desire to…