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November 10, 2015
Chicago To Welcome Two ShopHouse Units
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, the fast-casual concept from Chipotle Mexican Grill, is close to entry dates for its debut in the Windy City. Its first location opens this month in suburban Schaumburg, and December will see the opening of a new store in Chicago’s Loop. The brand currently operates 10 locations in Washington and Los…
November 10, 2015
Congress Mulls Bills Adjusting C-Store Compliance With Menu-Labeling Rules
Congress is looking favorably at loosening the guidelines on menu-labeling legislation for convenience stores. Both the House and the Senate are considering bipartisan-sponsored versions of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015, which would allow adjustments to federal menu labeling for c-store owners. The legislation has the support of the National Association of Convenience…
November 10, 2015
Hotel Occupancy Hit Record In July
The annual New York hotel show, rebranded this year as HX: The Hotel Experience, ran Nov. 8-10 at the Javits Center in New York City. It comes as the hotel business in the U.S. market is booming. According to the real estate investment and research firm Marcus & Millichamp, based in Calabasas, Calif., average hotel…
November 10, 2015
U.S. Posts Strong Jobs Growth Again In October
After a couple months of tepid jobs growth, the U.S. economy added 271,000 net new payroll jobs in October, according to the latest employment report released Nov. 6 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate also fell slightly to 5%. In addition, the BLS revised up the number of jobs created in August…
November 10, 2015
Arby’s Follows Chick-fil-A To Manhattan
Arby’s is opening a store in Manhattan, not too far away from Chick-fil-A’s first full-service outpost in the city. Arby’s last had a presence in New York in 2008, when it closed a store in the Manhattan Mall food court. The new store will debut this month in Midtown. The 3,400-unit chain is on a…
November 10, 2015
More Shifts At Manitowoc
The Manitowoc Co., parent of Manitowoc Foodservice, has named board member Kenneth Krueger as Interim Chairman, President and CEO, succeeding Glen Tellock in those posts. Hubertus Muehlhaeuser remains as CEO of Manitowoc Foodservice, which the company had previously announced will be spun off in the first quarter of 2016. Additionally, John Stewart has been appointed…
November 10, 2015
Sign Up Now For January’s Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium
Austin, Texas, is the place to be in January if you are a multiunit operator or foodservice equipment specifier. The lists of speakers and presentations are set, registrations and sponsors are signing up, and there are dozens of networking and educational opportunities available at FER’s Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium, Jan. 23-25 at the Omni Barton Creek…
November 10, 2015
SHFM Seats New Officers, Board
Top awards and the unveiling of the new board capped events at the Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management’s 36th Annual Conference, Oct. 28-30 in New Orleans. More than 400 people attended the meeting, which focused on the future of corporate foodservice and workplace hospitality and showcased educational seminars for professional development and industry issues….
November 10, 2015
Kahala Scoops Up Maui Wowi
Kahala Brands has acquired Maui Wowi, giving the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based franchisor its fourth smoothie brand. Terms of the deal, which expands Kahala’s smoothie footprint to more than 800 locations, were not disclosed. Denver-based Maui Wowi serves coffee and smoothies from 400 mobile carts and 29 standalone units and has 200 franchisees. Kahala operates smoothie chains…
November 10, 2015
Domino’s Creates Delivery Car With Warming Oven, Debuts In Italy
Domino’s Pizza is on the move, establishing a footprint in Italy and launching a delivery vehicle that includes a warming oven behind the driver’s door. The warming oven in Domino’s “DXP” car can hold two heat-retention bags and is accessible to drivers with the touch of a key fob. The vehicle’s interior includes both front…
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