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Ali Group Acquires InterMetro Industries
Ali Group, parent company of 76 global foodservice equipment brands, announced September 17 that it has closed on its agreement to acquire InterMetro Industries and its subsidiaries, including Metro, from Emerson. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In announcing the acquisition, Luciano Berti, Ali Group’s Chairman and CEO, stated: “The Metro acquisition is strategically…
McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast Takes Kitchen To Its Limits
The rollout of McDonald’s all-day breakfast menu has a catch: Customers’ menu choices are limited because the chain’s kitchens aren’t equipped to handle breakfast and burgers at the same time. McDonald’s stores will serve either McMuffin or biscuit sandwiches—but not both—depending on local preferences; only three options will be available for whichever sandwich is served.…
In Memoriam: Subway Founder Fred DeLuca
Fred DeLuca, who was 17 when he founded a small sandwich shop that grew into Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, has died just weeks after celebrating his company’s 50th anniversary. He was 67. DeLuca fell ill in 2013, while traveling to visit franchisees, and was diagnosed with leukemia. While he remained active with the…
The City That Never Sleeps Takes On Salt
New York State just announced it will set a $15 minimum for all industries—not just for QSR workers—and now comes word that New York City is going after salt. The city’s Board of Health is requiring chain restaurants to add salt-shaker symbols next to menu items with at least a day’s worth of sodium, which…
Alto-Shaam Expands Sales, Marketing and Culinary Teams
Five new hires have been announced for Alto-Shaam’s sales, marketing and culinary teams. Lucy McQuillan is the Menomonee Falls, Wis., company’s new Executive V.P.-Global Sales. She now manages domestic and international sales teams and oversees support and execution of commercial and corporate strategies; McQuillan previously held various sales, product management and marketing roles with IMI…
CCSB Considers Freight Class Changes For Ovens, Grease Traps, Ice-Cream Makers/Freezers
Three major equipment categories—ovens, ice cream makers/freezers and grease traps—are under consideration for freight-class changes by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s Community Classification Standards Board. The CCSB will discuss these changes at its Sept. 29 meeting in Denver. E&S industry members should weigh in immediately by contacting the CCSB at 703/838-1810 or email
Macroeconomic Forecasts Remain Positive For U.S., Fall In Canada And Mexico
Consensus forecasts for macroeconomic indicators that drive foodservice remain positive for the rest of 2015 and 2016, according to the September tallies in Blue Chip Economic Indicators. But 2015 forecasts of real gross domestic product growth fell for Canada and Mexico and were off sharply in Brazil and Russia. Most leading developed and developing markets…
Wholesale Food Prices Flat Again In August
Average wholesale food prices increased only slightly again in August, according to Producer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Sept. 11. A surge in egg prices helped move the index for foods at the final demand stage up 0.3%, while prices for processed foods and feeds at the intermediate demand…
Labor Costs Are The New Operator Worry
The announcement last week of a plan to raise the minimum wage for chain restaurant workers in New York to $15 over the next six years is the latest thrust in an ongoing campaign to raise the minimum wage for low-wage workers in the U.S. economy. But the various minimum-wage initiatives throughout the country during…
Utah Town Repeals Ban On Chain Restaurants
After a decade of legal battles, a small Utah town outside Zion National Park has repealed a ban on chain restaurants, clearing the way for one of the country’s restaurant chains to open its doors. A franchisee group has been trying to open a Subway sandwich shop in Springdale, Utah, since 2006. But they’ve been…
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