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January 5, 2015
Winter Pushed Traffic Down 1%, Says NPD, But Delivery Orders Surged
The most surprising aspect of restaurant traffic data for the first quarter 2014 from The NPD Group is that the brutal winter didn’t affect visits even more. Overall traffic fell only 1% January through March, compared with the year early period. The decline comes after traffic was flat in both the third and fourth quarters…
January 5, 2015
E&S Price Growth Rose Moderately During the Past 12 Month, Reports AutoQuotes
Foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers raised prices an average 3.1% during the 12 months ended June 30, up from an only 2.1% increase the previous year, according to the latest data from AutoQuotes Inc. But a jump in materials prices could change the E&S pricing environment in the coming year (see next story). The new…
January 5, 2015
Consumer Confidence Rises As Gasoline Prices Fall
Fears of Ebola and the continuing strife in the Middle East do not appear to be dampening consumer optimism, as fundamentals, such as strong job gains, an improved housing market and falling gasoline prices, buoy consumer confidence. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment reached a post-recession high of 86.4 in the mid-month…
January 5, 2015
Illinois Operators Get A Boost From ServSafe On Food Safety Legislation Changes
Thousands of restaurant and foodservice managers across Illinois who are just starting to navigate changes to the state’s Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act are getting some help from a partnership between the Illinois Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe food-safety certification program. The act, passed last August, makes changes to existing requirements for…
January 5, 2015
Calorie-Counting Bill Advances In Louisiana Senate
Louisiana, considered in many studies as the most obese state in the nation, is considering legislation that takes menu-labeling requirements a step further than those required under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires nutrition labeling of standard menu items at chain restaurants with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name….
January 5, 2015
Gloves Off In California? Maybe
California’s months-old law mandating that all foodservice workers wear gloves continues to be debated rather than put into action. The Senate Health Committee held a hearing June 11 on AB 2130, which proposes to repeal the no-bare-hand-contact law enacted Jan. 1. The California Restaurant Association testified in support of the repeal legislation, which was approved…
January 5, 2015
NRA Teams Up To Teach Foodservice Workers About Public Policy
Knowledge is power, and the National Restaurant Association wants to make sure restaurant employees are armed with knowledge about the legislation and pending court rulings that could impact their livelihoods. The NRA has partnered with Job Creators Network to provide entrepreneurs and business owners with tools to educate their workforces about the public policy issues…
January 5, 2015
Big News At Year’s End: Henny Penny To Acquire Wood Stone
In a deal which shows the wide arc and manufacturing diversity of the foodservice equipment industry, Henny Penny—which produces thousands of pieces of foodservice equipment for a handful of global foodservice chains—is acquiring the more specialized Wood Stone Corp., which makes a handful of equipment for thousands of restaurants. The transaction, announced Dec. 16, unites…
January 5, 2015
Recruiting Talent To Our Industry With Fun
Mike Whiteley has goals and a vision. The Hatco executive, a good friend of many of us, was installed as president of the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers over the weekend in New Orleans during the group’s Management Workshop and Annual Meeting. He takes over from Tom Campion of Franke who, among other…
January 5, 2015
Selling Dealer Value To Big E&S Buyers
I spent the weekend working on a presentation our Editor-in-Chief Beth Lorenzini and I will present in Shanghai next week. It details and analyzes how big U.S. chain and institutional buyers evaluate, spec and buy E&S products and how they select suppliers. It’s based on exclusive new research we’ve done over the past year. We…
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