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Winsight, the business-to-business media company, has bought Technomic, the Chicago-based research and advisory services firm. Technomic was acquired from its founder, President and CEO Ron…

The Middleby Corp. will acquire AGA Rangemaster Group, a British manufacturer of residential kitchen equipment including ranges, ovens and refrigeration, for about $200 million. The…

Private-equity firm NRD Partners has finalized its acquisition of Frisch’s Restaurants in a $174.5 million merger deal. The Cincinnati-based restaurant company, which operates Frisch’s Big…

The nearly server-free restaurant of the future just got a little more real with some news from The Wasserstrom Co., the country’s third-largest foodservice E&S…

Food Management Partners has acquired Ovation Brands, owner of five buffet brands and casual-dining Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse. Greer, S.C.-based Ovation Brands has 328 restaurants…

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Co. is having a good year. In its just-released second-quarter results, the Atlanta company reported 2,443 restaurants, a jump of 8% from…

FER once again was a winner at the Azbee Awards, the journalism honors presented annually by the American Society of Business Publications Editors. Not only…

In an acquisition that greatly expands its presence in the global beverage business, Micro Matic A/S has acquired Valpar Industrial Ltd., a manufacturer and supplier…

Ira Kaplan, president of Irinox USA, stepped down from the company he founded in 2005 on Sept. 1. The former president of Servolift Eastern and…

Since we presented our annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast on July 28, we’ve seen more evidence that operators are doing better than they have…