Congress is looking favorably at loosening the guidelines on menu-labeling legislation for convenience stores. Both the House and the Senate are considering bipartisan-sponsored versions of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015, which would allow adjustments to federal menu labeling for c-store owners. The legislation has the support of the National Association of Convenience…

ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, the fast-casual concept from Chipotle Mexican Grill, is close to entry dates for its debut in the Windy City. Its first location opens this month in suburban Schaumburg, and December will see the opening of a new store in Chicago’s Loop. The brand currently operates 10 locations in Washington and Los…

Call it salt in the wound. The New York City Department of Health has denied a request from the National Restaurant Association to delay implementing a new sodium regulation set to take effect Dec. 1. The health department stated it could not put off enacting an “important rule that will help New Yorkers make healthier…

Although same-store sales and customer traffic remained positive in September, the latest survey from the NRA’s Restaurant Performance Index registered both a modest decline in operators’ sales and a continued rise in the indicators that track capital expenditures. The RPI stood at 101.4 in September, down slightly from a level of 101.5 in August. Despite…

Are you ready? Today’s FEDA webinar starts at 10 a.m. CST. The program, “Selling Has Nothing To Do With Selling; How To Sell In The Age Of The Information Economy,” takes a look at how sales organizations should approach the new age of sales. FEDA speaker Rick Farrell will teach listeners alternative sales strategies for…

A 46,000-sq.-ft. expansion has added a test kitchen, high-tech training room and 90-seat auditorium to Henny Penny’s Eaton, Ohio, campus. The addition, Henny Penny’s fifth major expansion since it was founded in 1957, also includes additional manufacturing and office space. Nearly 1,000 people, including customers and partners, are trained on the company’s products and services…

Advance Tabco has added a second manufacturing facility in Kaufman, Texas. “This will bring our capacity to 260,000 sq. ft. in Kaufman and will be completed by the end of the year,” said Penny Hutner, President/CEO of the Edgewood, N.Y., company. “We thank our business partners for their ongoing support as we are firmly committed…

Did you know that the former International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show, set for this weekend, Sunday through Tuesday, November 8-10, at the Javits Center in New York, is more than a century old? Rebranded in 2015 as HX: The Hotel Experience, what we’ve all known for years as IHMRS is North America’s largest trade…

Accurex’s new Grease Trapper Pollution Control Unit removes grease, smoke and odors from kitchen exhaust and has been tested and listed to the UL-1978 standard for factory-built grease ducts. The Grease Trapper uses a three-stage mechanical filter arrangement to remove grease and smoke particles from the exhaust air at an economical first cost. For ease…

Eagle’s new RedHots gas countertop fryer is a reliable, well-built compact fryer that offers flexibility, performance, style and value for money. Designed with safety, ease of operation and performance as paramount, these fryers have a stylish and robust modular design, constructed of high-quality brushed stainless steel, large “cool-to-touch” dial, large heavy-duty adjustable feet and easy-to-clean-and-remove…