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August 4, 2015
Panera Store Upgrades Boost Sales
Panera Bread Co.’s redesigned stores are paying big dividends. Same-store sales at the St. Louis chain’s company-owned locations climbed 4.7% in the first 27 days of the third quarter, nearly doubling the 2.4% gain in the second quarter. The revamped Panera 2.0 stores are helping, as is a bigger focus on natural ingredients. As of…
August 4, 2015
Golden Chick Spreads Its Wings
Dallas cannot hold back the home-state ambitions of Golden Chick. The fried-chicken chain, which has 147 locations in Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Georgia, is planning to develop more than 80 franchised QSR locations throughout Houston and Beaumont by 2025. Golden Chick was founded in San Marcos, Texas, in 1967.
August 4, 2015
Fuddrucker’s Pairing With Luby’s Proves A Hit
The combo platter of side-by-side Luby’s Cafeterias and Fuddruckers continues to drive strategic growth for the Houston-based chain, with six co-brands now in operation. Four of seven Cheeseburger in Paradise units slated for conversion to Fuddruckers this year already are completed. And among the six new Fuddruckers openings in fiscal 2015 in domestic and international…
August 4, 2015
NACUFS Honors Ali Group’s Rob Geile
Rob Geile, Vice President-Consultant Services for Ali Group North America, has received the Daryl Van Hook Industry Award from the National Association of College & University Food Services. The award is presented annually to an individual and/or organization based on outstanding support to the association. Geile, a NACUFS board member for the 2014-15 term, was…
August 4, 2015
Capital Spending Measure Hits Record High As Rest Of NRA’s Performance Index Slipped In June
Restaurant operator concerns about mandated minimum wage increases and other factors is affecting their outlook about the future, according to data from the June Restaurant Performance Index survey fielded by the National Restaurant Association. But those concerns didn’t stop them from buying and planning to buy equipment and supplies. The overall RPI fell a moderate…
August 3, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Realizing ROI On Planned Maintenance
Your equipment, from HVAC to fryers, is covered during the warranty period. But how will you keep it in good operating condition after that? You need a plan.
August 3, 2015
GALLERY: Countertop Mixers
AXIS AX-M7 Save labor and time mixing everything from dough to airy egg whites with this 7-qt. planetary mixer from Axis. The mixer features a heavy-duty die-cast aluminum body and stainless bowl and operates with a 650W, ¾-hp, gear-driven motor. The compact unit measures 12-in.W x 19-in.D x 21-in.H. The safety guard, which comes standard,…
August 2, 2015
EVENTS: Be On The Cutting Edge
Learn about the foodservice industry’s latest trends at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo.
August 2, 2015
PRODUCTS: August 2015
APP OF THE MONTH Managing a campus foodservice operation is no small task, especially when it’s academic powerhouse Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Yale Dining serves approximately 14,000 meals per day in 23 residential and retail dining locations. In fall 2013, the university began construction on a new 16,000-sq.-ft. culinary support center, which houses the…
August 1, 2015
Make A (Financial) Case For Planned Maintenance
Years ago, a coworker came in late one morning. When we asked him where he’d been, he said, “You know how they recommend you change the oil in your car after so many miles?” We nodded. “Well, if you don’t ever change it,” he said, “you’ll trash your engine and it’ll have to be replaced,”…
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