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Retail Food Prices Surged In May, But Wholesale Prices Took A Breather
The strong run-up in wholesale food prices since the first of the year paused in May, while the surge in retail food prices, especially at supermarkets, continued, according to the latest data on wholesale and consumer prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released last week. Wholesale food prices at all three levels of demand…
NRA’s Performance Index Falls In June
Traffic counts remain the problem for restaurant operators in the U.S., as the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell in June. Surveyed operators were also a bit less optimistic about the next six months in the June survey, as all four Expectation components fell. In fact, the only component that held steady was that…
Wholesale Food Prices Dip Again In September
After posting strong gains in six of the first seven months of 2014, food prices at the wholesale level fell 0.3% in September, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Restaurant Association. The drop follows a modest 0.1% dip in August. But thanks to the increases earlier this year, wholesale food…
California Shows Its Hand On New Food-Handling Law
California is taking it slow on the state’s new law banning bare-hand contact with prepared food. At the urging of the California Restaurant Association, the two agencies in charge of enforcing the new law (the California Department of Public Health and the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health) agreed to implement a six-month “soft”…
To Grade Or Not To Grade, That’s Milwaukee’s Question
Milwaukee is weighing whether to become Wisconsin’s first city to institute a restaurant grading system. If the proposed ordinance—which directs the city’s health department to set up a grading system—passes, Milwaukee would join several other major cities and states that have embraced posting inspection grades despite strong opposition from the restaurant industry. Much is up…
Florida Revamps Inspections
New guidelines for restaurant inspections have been issued by the Florida state agency that checks up on restaurants and food trucks. The rules from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation went into effect July 1 and are designed to make the inspection process more efficient by categorizing foodservice establishments into four sets of “risk…
Chicago Tries Twitter To Monitor Foodborne Illnesses
Tweets are the newest way to monitor foodborne illness and restaurants in need of health inspections in the city of Chicago. The Chicago Department of Public Health is using Twitter to monitor the city for restaurants that may be in need of health inspections. The department’s dedicated Twitter bot, twitter.com/foodbornechi, and an online complaint form,…
FEDA Education Foundation Awards A Dozen UID Scholarships
Twelve member management professionals recently were awarded full scholarships to the 2014 University of Industrial Distribution Program. The scholarships, awarded by the Foodservice Equipment Distributor’s Association’s Educational Foundation, will help underwrite the winners’ expenses for the UID Program March 9-12 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis Hotel. The scholarship winners are: Isaac Rodriguez, Ace Mart Restaurant…
LoLo Honors Its Top Distributors
LoLo, the Byram, Miss., maker of steamers, tilting skillets, kettles, refrigerated equipment stands and countertop cooking equipment, has recognized two of its distributors for outstanding performance. SESCO has been honored as LoLo’s 2013 Distributor of the Year. According to Clay Thames, Lolo’s national sales manager, “They are a well-managed company with owners/management who walk the…
Correction: FEDA Recognizes Supportive Manufacturers
Fast-moving fingers managed to miss typing in the name of a very important company on the list of FEDA’s 2014 Exceptional Manufacturers: Cres Cor. Apologies to our friends in Mentor, Ohio. Here is a corrected (and complete) version of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association‘s list of manufacturers it recognizes as especially supportive of dealer-based distribution.…
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