foodservice

The Evolution of Dining: Functional foods and snacks

For many, it’s not enough that food tastes great or provides good nutrition. It must also enhance energy, balance flora...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Choco closes $100MM to build a global connected food system

BERLIN, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Choco, the technology company building a connected global food system, announced today that it...

4 years ago 6 minute read

El Pollo Loco partners with AFM for National Avocado Day promotion

COSTA MESA, Calif., July 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — El Pollo Loco, Inc., the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

The Evolution of Dining: Dining at home

For more than a year, many consumers hunkered down at home, relying on whatever culinary skills they had before the...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The Evolution of Dining: Adversity sparks creativity

Like the aftermath of a forest fire, there is regrowth after destruction. When the pandemic is finally behind us, restaurants...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Ghost kitchens don’t work for everyone

While the past 18 months have been brutal for the foodservice industry, one area has been booming. So-called “ghost kitchens”...

4 years ago 5 minute read

The Evolution of Dining: Ghost Kitchens

Well before Covid took the air out of the foodservice industry last spring, operators began turning to ‘ghost kitchens’ to...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Foodservice award winners share labor pain

Many industries are having trouble finding adequate labor, but the foodservice industry has been hit harder as it ramps up...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The Evolution of Dining: Limited Capacity, Increased Challenges

In the spring of 2021, many restaurants were opening back up, starting with 25-percent capacity. “Here in British Columbia, dining...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The Evolution of Dining: Carryout and menu changes

After the initial shock of lockdowns at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, operators and their suppliers regrouped....

4 years ago 3 minute read

The Evolution of Dining: New venues, new experiences, and the future of fresh food

Transformations in dining, both inside and outside the home, have been taking place since before the Covid pandemic began in...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Subway plans Eat Fresh Refresh brand update

MILFORD, Conn., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Subway restaurants today announced the biggest changes in the brand’s history, making improvements...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Restaurant concept speeds expansion with shipping containers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Frutta Bowls, a WOWorks brand and the nation’s fastest-growing superfoods cafe franchise,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Get used to these conditions in foodservice, experts say

While they didn’t dare use the term “new normal” to describe the conditions in the foodservice industry, several leaders said...

4 years ago 2 minute read

P.F. Chang’s expands To Go concept

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–P.F. Chang’s is expanding its P.F. Chang’s To Go concept with two new locations in key markets as...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Avocados From Mexico brings new concession stand to Fenway Park

DALLAS — Avocados From Mexico BB #:371130, the No. 1 avocado brand in the U.S., has partnered with the Boston...

4 years ago 3 minute read

GS Foods Group opens Pennsylvania distribution center

ONTARIO, Calif.–GS Foods Group, Inc. (“GS Foods”), a leading specialized food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC (“Highview”)...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Luby’s Inc. to sell restaurant operations

HOUSTON, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Luby’s, Inc. today announced the Company has entered into an agreement to sell the...

4 years ago 7 minute read

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