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December 28, 2021

Study Says More Diners Are Willing To Eat Out Despite Heightened Omicron Concern

While heightened concern for the omicron variant is adding new requirements for dine-in restaurant customers in certain areas, consumers overall may not be as nervous about dining in as they once were, according to a recent study by Datassential.

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December 27, 2021

Do Customers Want Robots Working in Restaurants?

A new Technomic study says consumers find robots less appealing than they did two years ago.

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December 27, 2021

Breakfast, Lunch Business Picks Up As More Return to School, Work, Activities

The NPD Group says traffic is picking up for breakfast, morning snack and lunch dayparts as more people are leaving their homes for school, work and activities.

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December 27, 2021

Chicago Metallic Taps New National Account Manager

Jeramiah Stocksdale will be tasked with bringing in new business from national chain restaurants. In addition, he will work with the company’s outside representative groups and grow relationships and sales with multiunit foodservice operations.

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December 21, 2021

Ali Group Acquires The Montague Co.

Ali Group closed on an agreement to acquire The Montague Co., a manufacturer of high-volume, heavy-duty cooking and refrigeration equipment.

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December 21, 2021

Foodservice Industry Performance Dips Again Slightly, Says Technomic

The foodservice industry has seen two months of deceleration, according to the consumer trends and research company Technomic.

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December 21, 2021

Customers Prefer the Drive-Thru for Mobile Order Pickup, Says Report

Bluedot’s “State of What Feeds Us” report explores customer preferences amid a steady rise in mobile ordering.  

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December 21, 2021

A Look at Top Manufacturer Acquisitions of 2021

This year brought about some serious foodservice equipment manufacturer M&A activity from some of the industry’s top players. As the year comes to a close, FER is taking a look back at the top equipment manufacturer acquisitions of the year.

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December 20, 2021

Bar Louie Upgrades Its Kitchen Equipment in New Redesign

The gastropub recently unveiled its first-ever redesign at its Denver location, and it comes with upgrades to most of the cooking equipment, along with the addition of several new pieces.

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December 20, 2021

Perlick’s Milwaukee Headquarters Gets Updated

The family-owned commercial refrigerator and bar equipment supplier Perlick Corp. is planning to give its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee a full makeover as it works to meet growing demand and prepares for an “aggressive” product launch schedule next year.

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