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Restaurants To Add More Than Half A Million Summer Seasonal Jobs For Third Straight Year
Low-wage restaurant jobs may be a current focus of the drive to raise the minimum wage in the U.S., but the summer vacation season has long been a source of seasonal employment for millions. Case in point: the National Restaurant Association forecasts that 522,000 seasonal jobs will be created for the summer season this year.…
Blue Chip Forecasters Still Expect Rest Of 2015 To See 3%+ Real GDP Growth
Yes, the first quarter of 2015 turned out much worse than anyone expected, thanks to the strike that affected West Coast ports, another harsh winter and problems with federal Bureau of Economic Analysis seasonal adjustments. But the 50 leading economic forecasters polled monthly by Blue Chip Economic Indicators see a strong “snap-back” with stronger growth…
Materials Pricing Expert To Join FER’s President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast Meeting Agenda
Pricing trends for materials and equipment and supplies are key components of Foodservice Equipment Reports‘ annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast. This year’s meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, July 28 at the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill., will feature Lisa Reisman, managing director and CEO of Azul Partners, executive editor of the MetalMiner and the monthly…
NYC Wants QSRs To Post Sodium Warnings
New decade, new mayor, but the battle for menu transparency and healthier food products continues in New York. The city could become the first in the country to require chain restaurants to place warnings on their menus next to dishes with high sodium levels. The city’s health board voted last week to consider a request…
FDA Bans Trans Fats
Unsafe in any way. That’s the conclusion drawn by the Food and Drug Administration, which last week imposed restrictions on the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), a primary source of trans fats in processed foods. The regulator told food companies that beginning in 2018, they will have to seek its approval before they can…
Freight Rate Update: Warewasher Proposal Is Withdrawn
Back in February, we reported on the classification upgrades under consideration by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s Commodity Classification Standards Board to change shipping rates for warewashers and air curtains and doors. Now we can report that the CCSB’s proposed change on air curtains has been officially approved and the shipping class (and subsequent…
After Six Months Of Declines, Wholesale Food Prices Jumped 1.4% In May; Menu Prices Up Again
The six months through April brought operators a welcome respite from rising food costs, but the California drought and avian bird flu finally caught up with the supply chain. Wholesale food prices dropped 5.4% from November 2014 to April, but jumped 1.4% in May according Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price data and the National…
AHF’s Annual Meeting Honors Eight Members
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice honored operator members with awards on June 5 during its 2015 Annual Conference in Salt Lake City. The Louisville, Ky., association presented Beth Yesford, Senior Director-Support Services & Facility Management, Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., with its highest award, the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award. Yesford, who has been in the…
ACF Names Seven New Officers
The American Culinary Federation has elected new national officers. They will begin serving their two-year terms in August. President: Thomas Macrina, Product Specialist Manager- US Foods, Philadelphia Secretary: Kyle Richardson, Culinary Arts Professor-Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Ill. Treasurer: William Tillinghast, Director of Culinary/Pastry Programs-The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Philadelphia. V.P.-Central Region:…
Saladworks Gets New Owners
Saladworks has been acquired out of bankruptcy by Centre Lane Partners, a New York-based private-equity firm. It was announced June 15 that Centre Lane will pay $16.9 million for the 108-unit fast-casual chain, including $15 million in cash and $1.2 million for a “brand development fund.” Saladworks President Paul Steck, who has been with the…
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