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January 6, 2014

KFC Enters The Fast Casual Market With “Eleven” Store

KFC is putting its 11 herbs and spices in the forefront—and in its name—at a prototype fast-casual store opening August 5. The white-bearded, bespectacled image of chain founder Colonel Harland Sanders has no presence in the concept. The chain will open a “KFC eleven” store near its headquarters in Louisville, Ky., which will serve flatbread…

January 6, 2014

New York Hotel Show To Unveil Winning Foodservice Concept

When the International Hotel, Motel & Restaurant Show asked consultants to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard to create “The Next Great Foodservice Concept,” the IHMRS staff set no limits. The competition for the design of a revenue-generating foodservice concept attracted 11 entrants. They provided a concept description, sample menu, renderings, equipment list…

January 6, 2014

Save The Date For NAFEM’s 2014 Annual Meeting

Next year is an off year for The NAFEM Show. As always in non-show years, the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers will instead host its Annual Meeting & Management Workshop. Registration opened last month for the Feb. 7-10, 2014, meeting at the JW Marriott New Orleans.

January 6, 2014

Starbucks’ First Teavana Store Debuts

Starbucks Corp. has opened its first Teavana tea store and bar on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The inaugural store has a tea bar serving hot and cold drinks; the food menu includes baked goods, salads and flat breads. Starbucks acquired Teavana Holdings last year for $620 million. Teavana had about 300 shopping mall stores that…

January 6, 2014

Dexter-Russell Acquires Chef Revival Brand From San Jamar

Dexter-Russell has acquired the Chef Revival apparel brand from San Jamar. The deal, effective Nov. 1, includes the complete Chef Revival product line of chef apparel, aprons, crew uniforms, towels, hats and hair nets. The acquisition complements Dexter-Russell’s full line of knives and cutlery. Both companies are part of The Affinity Group, based in Southbridge,…

January 6, 2014

KI Awards Entries Due By December 6

Just a week remains for foodservice equipment manufacturers to submit entries for the 2014 Kitchen Innovations Awards. Award applications for the decade-old awards program are accepted through Dec. 6 by the National Restaurant Association. The KI Awards recognize and celebrate cutting-edge equipment and technology that specifically improve the back of the house and benefit foodservice…

January 6, 2014

Technomic Lowers 2013 Operator Sales Forecast

January 6, 2014

Technomic Forecasts 3.9% Nominal, 1.1% Real Growth For Canadian Foodservice in 2013

The foodservice market in Canada outperformed the U.S. market in 2012 and is expected to do so again in 2013, in spite of some slowing, according to the latest forecast from Technomic Inc. The Chicago-based research firm predicts nominal sales will rise 3.9% for the year and, deflated by a forecast 2.8% rise in menu…

January 6, 2014

Tough U.K Foodservice Market Shows Signs Of Life

The foodservice market in the United Kingdom is beginning to improve, according to Peter Backman, managing director at Horizons, the London-based foodservice research firm, which held its annual briefing on May 1.While the nadir of the foodservice recession in the U.S. was 2009, in the United Kingdom it was 2011-12, reports Backman. He estimates the…

January 6, 2014

Fresh Ingredients And Choice Key Aspects Of Consumers’ Restaurant Value Perception, Says NPD

Price for quality is still the leading value factor when consumers select a restaurant, but fresh ingredients and selection are close runners-up in the value equation, according to new research from the NPD Group’s foodservice practice. The new report released last month, Defining Value: Where Consumers Choose To Eat Out, looks at how different restaurant…