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February 15, 2022

White Castle Doubles Down on Back-of-House Automation

White Castle is getting 100 new fry cooks—in the form of robots. The fast-food hamburger chain announced it’s installing robots at 100 standalone locations after the success of a pilot program.

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February 14, 2022

Generational Divide ‘May Reveal Emerging Restaurant Trends’

As operators implement more technology and new pandemic-influenced business models, it’s the younger generations that are embracing the changing relationship between consumers and restaurants the most.

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February 14, 2022

MAFSI Announces Biennial Award Recipients

The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry presented biennial awards to foodservice leaders, both reps and manufacturers, during its 2022 conference held in Naples, Fla., on Jan. 23-27.

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February 11, 2022

Expansion Roundup: Poke, Pizza and More Arrive in New Cities

From the 3,500-unit Arby’s to the 15-unit Big Mama’s and Papa’s Pizzeria, brands large and small alike are expanding their footprints internationally and domestically.

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February 11, 2022

Culinary Equipment Group Taps New Corporate Chef

Chef Ron Lapniewski Jr. will be conducting cooking demonstrations—working with chefs in their own kitchens and at the company’s demo kitchen—and advising on the best tools and equipment based on a location’s menu.

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February 10, 2022

Operators Competing Against All Spend Categories for Consumer Dollars  

With inflation at a 40-year high and prices up across the board, competition for consumers’ dollars in restaurants has gotten stiffer.

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February 10, 2022

Vulcan Appoints K-12 Market Segment Manager

Tracie Suter will be responsible for continuing to grow Vulcan’s share within the K-12 market segment through end-user engagement, sales coaching and participation in state School Nutrition Association groups.

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February 9, 2022

Redco Foodservice Equipment Adds New Business Development Manager

Samantha Borich will develop and deploy company marketing strategies to facilitate scalable growth, optimize sales processes in targeted channels and to end-users and improve the strength and results from the dealer network.

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February 9, 2022

Restaurants Experienced Negative Sales Growth Last Month, First Time Since February 2021

The restaurant industry saw negative sales growth last month for the first time since February 2021, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s latest Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.

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February 9, 2022

Dunkin’ Adds Corporate-Owned Stores to Its Portfolio

Dunkin’ says having its own restaurants will allow it “to get closer to day-to-day operations” and test and learn in a controlled environment, leading to better-informed decisions impacting the entire system.

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