foodservice

Kitchen United launches ghost kitchen delivery platform

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Simon has announced “Grab Go Eat”, a new collaboration with ghost kitchen industry leader,...

3 years ago 3 minute read

US Foods to open CHEF’STORE locations in CA, VA

ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–US Foods Holding Corp. BB #:134354 announced today plans to open two new US Foods CHEF’STORE locations in...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Superfoods cafe Frutta Bowls expands in grocery store locations

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Frutta Bowls, a WOWorks brand and the nation’s fastest-growing superfoods cafe franchise,...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Ben E. Keith Foods acquires Florida Food Service

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ben E. Keith Foods BB #:105716 proudly announces its purchase of Florida...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Panera offers contactless dine-in nationwide

ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Panera announced it continues to transform the dining experience with the nationwide launch of Contactless Dine-In, a...

3 years ago 5 minute read

2022 State of the Restaurant Industry Report shows far from normal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the National Restaurant Association released its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report,...

3 years ago 7 minute read

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

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