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January 5, 2015
NRA RPI, Both Cap-Ex Markers, Fell In July
In spite of a decent gain in traffic in July, six of the components of the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell during the month, including both indicators of capital spending. Still, the overall index held at 101, well above the 100 level that signals the tipping point between expansion and contraction. It was…
January 5, 2015
Sales Continue To Improve In Canada, Reports Restaurants Canada
Restaurant sales continued to show strength in the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest Restaurant Outlook Survey from Restaurants Canada, the Canadian foodservice association. Nearly four of 10 operators, 39%, reported higher same-store sales in the quarter compared with the third quarter 2013, nearly matching the 40% Q2. What’s more, only 25% said…
January 5, 2015
Will Higher Wages Mean Fewer Teen Jobs In Canada?
The national dialogue to raise the minimum wage, boosted by legislation in more than a dozen states, continues in the United States. But the conversation and controversy are not confined to the U.S. The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association is warning that the Ontario government’s boost to the minimum wage will result in fewer jobs…
January 5, 2015
Chicago Restaurants Safe From Bag Ban
Seven years after it shelved a plastic-bag ban in favor of a roundly ignored recycling compromise, Chicago plans to ban plastic bags within its city limits—unless you are in the restaurant business or a small independent retailer. Restaurants were excused from the ban to eliminate a legal argument that triggered a lawsuit in Seattle charging…
January 5, 2015
NRA Releases Advice-Filled Sustainability Report
A new report from the National Restaurant Association’s Conserve sustainability program focuses on sustainability best practices for the foodservice industry to help operators save money, improve the environment and please customers and employees. The report, “Spotlight on Sustainability: Expert Tips from NRA Show 2014,” features tips, trends and real-world advice from industry experts who appeared…
January 5, 2015
Orange County Stalls On Restaurant Grading System Overhaul
Despite requests from Orange County, Calif.’s health agency to replace its existing pass/fail restaurant-inspection system with a letter-grading or color-coding program, there will be no change made to the county’s current health-inspection program. On Sept. 29, the county’s Board of Supervisors refused to support the changes recommended by the health agency, which included a three-year…
January 5, 2015
How To Sell Efficiency As Value
I tell you, you can make money selling energy- and water-efficient equipment. I can prove it. I spent last week in California, presenting our latest market forecast update at Pacific Gas & Electric’s Food Service Technology Center and at Southern California Edison. Richard Young, senior engineer and director of education at the FSTC, and I…
January 5, 2015
Hockenbergs Buys Grand Restaurant Equipment
Hockenbergs Food Service Equipment & Supply, the Omaha, Neb., dealer, has acquired Grand Restaurant Equipment and Design. Tom Schrack Jr., president of Hockenbergs, stated that his 106-year-old firm is excited to welcome Eric Skogrand and the Grand team’s 150-plus years of industry experience, adding that Grand’s design and equipment supply operations will integrate seamlessly with…
January 5, 2015
Bargreen Ellingson Acquires Wyoming Dealer
Bargreen Ellingson, one of the country’s biggest E&S distributors, has acquired Knapp Supply & Equipment Co., a restaurant and janitorial supplier based in Casper, Wyo. The acquisition gives the Tacoma, Wash., firm its 22nd facility as well as a presence in its ninth state. Bargreen Ellingson reported 2012 sales of nearly $158.3 million, ranking it…
January 5, 2015
Duke Promotes Marvel To Presidency
Duke Manufacturing Co. promoted David Marvel to president from chief operating officer. In addition, the manufacturer has hired Tom LaMantia to serve as executive v.p.-global operations, and Kathy Veder to serve as v.p.-strategic national accounts. As president, Marvel will manage the St. Louis company’s day-to-day business activities and work with the executive team to achieve…
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