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The pace of development and innovation in kitchen equipment continues heating up. Visitors to INTERNORGA 2015 will see a full array of such equipment and innovation in Hamburg, Germany, March 13-18. More than 1,200 exhibitors from Germany and abroad will display their innovations, trends and complete solutions for the foodservice market at the Hamburg Fair…

CaliBurger, the Southern California-style burger chain that isn’t based in California, continues its global expansion. The Shanghai-based chain will open the first of three units in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this year; Caliburger’s debut will be bolstered with a food-truck rollout. Co-founded by three Americans, CaliBurger has about 50 restaurant branches across China and outlets in Hong…

Dubai, the trading hub of the Middle East, will again play host to exporters of foodservice equipment and supplies when it hosts Gulfood, Feb. 8-12 at its World Trade Centre. Manufacturers from across the globe seeking new sales in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia exhibit their products at Gulfood, which has become the…

Pokka Café HK will be expanding its coffee and Western-style casual-dining businesses into China. The Hong Kong-based chain operates 34 restaurants under 12 brands in Hong Kong and Macau, offering specialty coffee and casual dining. Its expansion will be guided by Shanghai-based Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants Holdings, which purchased 65% of Pokka Corp. last November…

A wide range of foodservice equipment and supplies for food prep, cooking, storage and table service and new products with a focus on innovation, as well as a vibrant community of foodservice professionals await those heading to California next month for The NAFEM Show. The NAFEM Show, Feb. 19-21 at the Anaheim Convention Center in…

Citing the United Kingdom’s increasingly adventurous palates and growing appetite for Latin American food, Bristol-based Las Iguanas has ambitions to open 100 units across the country. The chain serves a Latin American menu with Indian, Spanish, Portuguese and African influences in 39 restaurants across England, Scotland and Wales. Four new outlets are due to open…

It was a very busy five days in Paris last November while Equip’Hotel 2014 was going on. The five-day show at Porte de Versailles welcomed more than 111,000 foodservice professionals to its aisles; more than 19% of visitors came from outside France, an increase of 5% over the previous show. International buyer delegations represented countries…