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Strategic Equipment and Supply Corp., one of the industry’s largest E&S distributors, has hired Rich Schuttenhelm as senior v.p. of sales. Schuttenhelm brings 20 years…

John McDonough has joined Heritage Food Service Group as its new CEO, effective June 1. McDonough has more than 20 years of experience in the…

In this 24/7 news environment, I’d like to see a little perspective for once. If you watched or read almost any purported “news” late last…

More than half a dozen restaurant and convenience-store chains have jointly filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve regarding high swipe…

National restaurant chains have been saying for more than a year that Utah’s lack of liquor licenses is keeping them from opening units in the…

A recent study by The NPD Group’s restaurant analyst Bonnie Riggs adds to the fascinating body of data and analyses about how consumers at different…

Overall wholesale food prices and operator menu prices continued their moderate gains in April, with wholesale prices up 0.2% and menu prices climbing 0.3%.  Meanwhile,…

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index reached 79.3 in the final April reading released May 25, its ninth consecutive monthly gain. It was…

The National Restaurant Association released its monthly Restaurant Performance Index data for April on May 30. To check out the trends, click