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Wingstop’s ‘Restaurant of the Future’ Is Cashless, Digital-Focused

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Wingstop has brought its “restaurant of the future” to life, and it’s to-go-only, cashless and digital-focused as the brand works toward digitizing all transactions.

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Vulcan Hires Business Development Manager for Combi Oven Team

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Alex Ricciuti will lead field sales efforts to accelerate Vulcan’s combi oven growth, with a special focus on driving end-user interest and dealer support with new combi oven-specific selling programs.

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Restaurant Sales, Traffic Continue To Struggle, Says Black Box

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Black Box Financial Intelligence released its latest Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse today, and it shows restaurant sales and traffic have yet to rebound.

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Tim Hortons Switches Lid Color as Part of Sustainability Efforts

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Tim Hortons is straying from its traditional brown lids for hot beverage cups and introducing new white lids at select restaurants in a move it hopes will improve the products’ chances of being recycled.

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Equipex Names New Sales, Marketing Reps in MAFSI Region 5

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BSE Mid-Atlantic will represent Equipex in MAFSI Region 5.

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T&S Brass Expands Presence in Asia With New Regional Sales Manager

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Kei Nguyen will help expand T&S Brass and Bronze Works’ presence in the Vietnam hospitality market.

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Peter Piper Pizza Slices Its Footprint in New Off-Premise-Only Concept

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Peter Piper Pizza is cutting its footprint to just a fraction of the size for its latest concept, Peter Piper Express, an off-premise-only format that comes as the brand’s to-go sales soar.

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Panera’s Contactless Dine-In Lets Guests Mobile Order Plated Meals

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Panera is adding one more layer to contactless ordering and payment with the launch of “contactless dine-in,” a new feature on the Panera mobile app that allows guests to order and pay on their own devices but this time for plated dine-in service.

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2022 State of the Restaurant Industry Report Predicts Continued Challenges

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The National Restaurant Association released its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report that looks at how the industry has been affected by pandemic-related changes and offers insights on where it’s headed.

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Sales Fared Well for Full-Service Restaurants in 2021, Though Profit Margins Shrunk

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While 74% of restaurants surveyed reported they maintained or increased sales in 2021, profit margins shrunk to 10%, compared to 12% in 2019, due to the increasing costs of running a restaurant.

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Former Focus Brands Exec Joins Krystal

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The Atlanta-based quick-service restaurant Krystal has appointed industry veteran Manny Rodriguez as its new vice president of operations.

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Foodservice Industry Performance Drops for the Third Month  

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Technomic released its December TIndex, and it showed the performance of the industry has been on a continued decline since September.    

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