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Chains Making Unit Share Gains In France, Reports CHD
While independent full-service and quick-service restaurants, cafes and bars still greatly outnumber chain-operated restaurants in France, chains are posting strong gains while the number of independents is falling, according to the global research group CHD’s Foodservice Annual Count and Expenditure Tracking study of the French foodservice market from 2009 to 2013. Quick-service concepts also are…
Denny’s Goes Upscale In NYC
The home of the Grand Slam breakfast has settled into its first Manhattan location. Denny’s Corp.’s new diner, across the street from City Hall and just north of Wall Street, opened for business Aug. 28. It features a full bar (found in only a handful of other Denny’s units) and offers a $300 “grand slam…
Changes For Two European Firms:
Versele Global Marketing, the Harelbeke, Belgium, sales agent for American manufacturers in Europe, has changed management while maintaining continuity. After 20 years, company founder Jean-Francois Versele has ceded control of Versele Global Marketing and 10-year-old Versele Logistic Services to Mieke Vanacker and Jurgen Dobbelaere. Vanacker led her family business before joining VGM/VLS nine years ago.…
DQ Returns To Kuwait
Dairy Queen is returning to Kuwait a decade after the ice-cream chain left the Middle East country. The chain, which did business there under a franchisee from 1979-2003, has announced plans to open 20 DQs in Kuwait over the next five years. The multi-unit development deal includes both DQ Grill & Chill restaurants and DQ…
EVENTS: West Coast WOW!
Explore industry trends, new products and mingle with peers at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo in California.
DESIGN: Spaulding Masters Space Challenges
“Half the space, double the expectations” was the challenge faced by the foodservice team at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, after the hospital’s move to its new Charlestown location overlooking Boston Harbor.
FER REPORT: Anatomy Of A Salad Bar
Most salad bars are custom-made, but there are plenty of universal design points that make a salad bar easy for customers to use, simple to restock and almost effortless to merchandise. Below are a few tips we’ve gleaned from salad-bar design experts. One of the most important recommendations is complying with the updated food-shield guidelines…
FER FOCUS: Walk-In’ The Talk
Often overlooked, your walk-in cooler may be the most important piece of equipment in your stores. Get the specs right.
Just Announced: Middleby Acquires Market Forge
The Middleby Corp. announced Jan. 7 that it has acquired the assets of Market Forge Industries, the 118-year-old manufacturer of steam cooking equipment, including countertop steamers, kettles and braising pans. Everett, Mass.-based Market Forge has annual revenues of approximately $15 million. “The steam cooking category is a large and growing sector in the commercial foodservice…
Checker’s Acquired By Huddle House Parent
The owner of the 400-unit Huddle House chain is branching out and acquiring Checkers Drive-In Restaurants. Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has inked a deal to purchase Checkers and its stablemate Rally’s from Wellspring Capital Management. The Tampa, Fla., company has about 800 drive-in outlets in more than two dozen states. The deal,…
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