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August 22, 2016
Chicken Salad Chick Keeps Focus On Southeast Growth
It’s a unique brand, calling itself the nation’s only southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept. Since its founding in 2008, the Auburn, Ala., chain has grown to 57 locations across the Southeast. In July, Georgia welcomed its 11th
August 22, 2016
Bojangles’ Expands Footprint
The fast-growing quick-service chicken chain has signed a development deal to expand outside its core markets in the Carolinas. Charlotte, N.C.-based Bojangles’ says Gautier, Miss.-based Angle Inc. would develop multiple units in southern Alabama and southeast Mississippi; the chain currently has 32 restaurants in Alabama.
August 2, 2016
McDonald’s Scores With Future Look
Now that it’s found success with its next-generation “Experience of the Future” restaurant in parts of Europe, Canada, and Australia, McDonald’s plans to further expand the program in the United States. The company said in its second-quarter earnings conference call that more than half of its restaurants in Canada have been fully converted to the…
August 2, 2016
Industry Moves And Promotions:
Bettcher Industries has tapped Gregory Nolff as Area Sales Manager in the company’s Food Service Equipment Group. In this position, Nolff is responsible for the sale of all Bettcher foodservice equipment to operators and authorized channel partners in the western states and provinces of the United States and Canada. He also is responsible for identifying,…
August 2, 2016
Camacho Associates, Restaurant Design Service Merge
Two major foodservice consulting firms, Atlanta-based Camacho Associates and Restaurant Design Service, have joined together their organizations, aiming to create a stronger, more competitive company. The merger brings together 112 years of experience designing commercial kitchens and laundries. The combined company will operate be headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Charlotte, N.C., and Eufaula, Ala.,…
August 2, 2016
Chipotle Gets Into Burger Business
Chipotle Mexican Grill will enter the burger market this fall with a limited-menu concept called Tasty Made. The first location will open this fall in Lancaster, Ohio. The menu will include burgers, fries, and shakes. The Denver chain, still regaining its sales footing following E. coli outbreaks that affected its primary brand restaurants in 14…
August 2, 2016
McDonald’s To Bring Futuristic UK Look To US
Now that it’s found success with its next-generation “Experience of the Future” restaurant in parts of Europe, Canada, and Australia, McDonald’s plans to further expand the program in the United States. The company said in its second-quarter earnings conference call that more than half of its restaurants in Canada have been fully converted to the…
August 2, 2016
Scotsman Hires New VP Sales & Marketing
Scotsman Ice Systems has appointed Nick Mirkovich as its new Vice President-Sales and Marketing. Mirkovich, based in the company’s corporate headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill., will be responsible for managing sales through distribution, key chain and direct accounts throughout the Americas. He joins Scotsman after nearly 15 years working in sales, marketing, product management and…
August 2, 2016
Consumer Surveys Show Confidence Remains High, Though Economic Worries Continue
Consumers’ confidence remains at a fairly high level, but they were a bit less optimistic in July than a month or year ago, according to separate surveys from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers and the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Survey. According to the UM Surveys, the recent decline is attributed to rising concerns,…
August 2, 2016
RPI Wanes A Bit, To 100.3, But Mixed Results Complicate Big Picture
Softer sales and a dampened outlook among operators led to a decline for the second consecutive month in the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, but even as restaurant performance and operators’ expectation continued to fall, the overall numbers still attest to expansion in the industry. The RPI stood at 100.3 in June, down 0.3…
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