foodservice

Restaurant industry hit hard by omicron variant, asking for government help

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The National Restaurant Association today released new survey data highlighting the devastating impact the...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Flavor & The Menu’s annual Top 10 Trends point to ‘democratization of innovation’

FREEPORT, Maine, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Headturning charcuterie boards, inventive banana-infused drinks and desserts, and new spins on Mexican...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Ben E. Keith opens DC in Alabama

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On January 10, Ben E. Keith Foods BB #:105716 – Southeast Division,...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Casual dining chain launches small, to-go format

TGI Fridays plans to open a 2,500-square-foot to-go and delivery concept as a way to adapt to consumer dining habits...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Survey finds permanently altered consumer-restaurant relationships

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Top 5 Food Trends for 2022

I spend a lot of time scouring the food predictions every year, testing the waters on what other industry observers...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Markon reinvests in its people during pandemic

Markon is Well Positioned to Meet an Increasing Demand for Fresh Produce in 2022 Salinas, California – After nearly two...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Fast food, past, present, and future

I remember when fast food came to my hometown: Waterbury, CT, circa 1965. At the age of nine, I rapidly...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Darden Restaurants names new CEO

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. BB #:111525 announced today that Eugene (Gene) I. Lee, Jr.,...

3 years ago 4 minute read

The Giant Co. partners with restaurant group for co-branded locations

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — WOWorks, the parent company of good-for-you restaurant brands Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Vegetables feature in Chartwells K12 Top 10 kids food trends for 2022

OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — “I’m hungry!” “What’s for lunch?” These may be some of the most...

3 years ago 8 minute read

Deloitte: Restaurant takeout, delivery booming as industry evolves

Key takeaways Almost two-thirds (64%) of consumers do not plan to return to their pre-pandemic habits of dining in restaurants...

3 years ago 8 minute read

Impossible burger leads Grubhub’s 2021 food trends

CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2021  — The end of the year is near, but before we say goodbye to 2021, we’re...

3 years ago 9 minute read

WOWorks restaurant brands shows growth in 2021

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The WOWorks family of restaurant brands, Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Keeping produce at the front of plant-based

As the foodservice industry experiments and embraces plant-forward trends, fresh produce companies have a responsibility to make sure those plants...

3 years ago 2 minute read

United Fresh releases Fall ‘Fresh Insights for Foodservice’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The fall 2021 issue of United Fresh’s BB #:145458 Fresh Insights for Foodservice is now available. Sponsored...

3 years ago 4 minute read

QSR group to acquire Firehouse Subs for $1B

TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Restaurant Brands International Inc. and Firehouse Restaurant Group Inc. announced today that they have...

3 years ago 9 minute read

C3 announces partnership with REEF to open 800 ghost kitchens

MIAMI – C3 (Creating Culinary Communities) one of the world’s fastest-growing food tech platforms and REEF, a global leader in...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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