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Comment Deadline Nears For New Energy Standards For Ice Makers
How stringent can the standards for energy efficient foodservice equipment be, and still remain financial viable and within reason for manufacturers and operators? The comment period is coming to a close this week on the notice for proposed rulemaking for energy conservation standards for commercial ice machines. The changes proposed by the Department of Energy…
California Changes How Franchisors Can Do Business
The California State Assembly approved a law last week making it harder for franchisor companies, including foodservice chains, to terminate franchising agreements. Another version of the proposed law, SB 610, already had been approved by the State Senate last year. The bill now will return to the Senate for final approval. Business groups, including the…
Sysco, US Foods Deal Delayed Again
Citing lengthier than expected talks with antitrust regulators, the megamerger between the nation’s two largest broadline distributors is taking a bit longer than anticipated. When Sysco Corp. announced its planned acquisition of US Foods last December, the Houston company expected the deal to close by the end of September 2014, then pushed it to the…
Finalists Announced For 2014 Operator Innovations Awards
Fifteen finalists have been selected for the NRA’s Third Annual Operator Innovations Awards, which recognize and celebrate operational excellence and ingenuity in health and nutrition, marketing, menu development, sustainability and technology. One will be chosen as Innovator of the Year, and all will be honored during May’s NRA Show. The finalists are: Health & Nutrition: …
May-June Shows
May 6-8 Equipotel Nordeste (Northeast) 2014-Olinda/PE, Brazil May 6-9 GastroNord 2014-Stockholm May 13-16 Seoul Food & Hotel 2014-Kintex, Seoul May 13-15 Distinctive Nutrition Asia Expo-Int’l. Expo Centre, Shanghai May 17-20 NRA Restaurant, Hotel/Motel Show-Chicago May 21-25 Thaifex: World of Food Asia-Bangkok May 25-27 Foodservice Australia 2014-Royal Hall of Industry, Sydney June 1-6 NACS Insight Convenience…
Chinese Foodservice Market Growth Has Slowed Dramatically
A combination of a slowing general economy, high food-price inflation and food-safety concerns led to a dramatic slowdown in foodservice growth in China in 2013, according to Angela Liu, director of business development at NPD China. Liu presented an overview of the Chinese foodservice market at the Foodservice in the 21st Century Forum March 31…
NRA Announces Operator Innovations Awards Winners
May is a busy month for the National Restaurant Association. In addition to the show in Chicago, the NRA had a number of awards to give out. Among them were the Operator Innovations Awards, in which operators worldwide are recognized by their peers for transforming the industry through innovation and combining imagination and hard work…
KFC Revamps Stores In China, Adds Modern Perks
KFC plans to modernize its stores across China. The company, the largest American restaurant chain in China, plans to differentiate itself from other chains by creating the ambiance of a social hangout for its customers while also making it suitable for business meetings. The revamp, intended to attract the growing number of customers in China…
Gearing Up For NAFEM ’15
Registration is open, the exhibit show floor is filling up and more details about what to expect at NAFEM ’15 are being released. The E&S industry’s biggest showcase event is Feb. 19-21, 2015, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. As at the event two years ago in Orlando, Fla., more than 500 manufacturers are…
Buffalo Wild Wings Dips Into Taco Segment
Buffalo Wild Wings has made a majority investment in Rusty Taco, a privately held Dallas-based chain. Buffalo Wild Wings, which has more than 1,030 locations in North America, says it wants to help expand the taco chain throughout the country. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rusty Taco, founded in 2010, specializes in street-style,…
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