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September 26, 2011

Wholesale And Consumer Food Prices Surge Again

One of the key factors in foodservice operators’ increasing gloominess about the future is that wholesale food prices keep rising, boosting costs at a time of sinking same-store sales and traffic. In July’s National Restaurant Association Restaurant Performance Index, operator expectation about business conditions in the next six months fell two full points. Operators got…

September 26, 2011

NRA Focuses On Small Business Bills

The National Restaurant Association is calling on members of the U.S. House of Representatives to co-sponsor the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011. HR 527 would require the federal government to evaluate any regulation’s impact on small businesses and look for less-burdensome alternatives where possible. “The restaurant and foodservice industry is composed predominately of small…

September 26, 2011

Leaky CO2 Lines Turn Deadly

No criminal charges will be filed in a deadly case of leaky soda fountain lines at a McDonald’s in Georgia. On Sept. 7, carbon dioxide piped through gas lines leaked and sickened 10 people, including an 80-year-old woman who died after being found unconscious in a restroom. Investigators in Pooler, Ga., about 10 miles from…

September 26, 2011

White Castle Sued For Bigger Chairs

A 290-lb. New Yorker is suing his local White Castle, claiming the restaurant’s fixed seating violates his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 64-year-old burger lover says he has complained for two years about his difficulty fitting into the stationary seating at the Nanuet, N.Y., restaurant.  His complaints got him coupons for free…

September 26, 2011

Winston Promotes Haviland To COO Post

Paul Haviland has been named chief operating officer for

September 26, 2011

Decline In Wealthier Households Key Factor In Restaurant Industry Doldrums

One of the critical realities of the foodservice business is that richer households buy a significant percentage of restaurant meals. And one of the unfortunately effects of the Great Recession is that there are significantly fewer affluent households today than there were in 2007: two million fewer, according to analysis by the National Restaurant Association’s…

September 26, 2011

New York Show’s Tech Pavilion Showcases Apps For Restaurant Industry

Who needs a desktop computer or a printed menu these days? Operators, dealers, specifiers and consultants can be freed from desktop devices with a wealth of apps and the devices on which they operate. Menu apps and dining tablet technology will be showcased at the upcoming 2011

September 26, 2011

McDonald’s Zeros In On Renovating Canadian Stores

A few months after unveiling its new prototype in Tampa for U.S. stores,

September 26, 2011

Alto-Shaam Hones Strategic Focus With Shifts To Sales Force

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September 26, 2011

Manitowoc Names Veeps For Global Accounts, Garland Canada