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Legal Sea Foods Spreads Out
The 32-unit Boston-based chain, best known for its mall and airport locations in seven Eastern Seaboard states, has debuted two smaller, neighborhood concepts: Legal Crossing, sporting an edgier, more adult look; and Legal Oysteria, a cozy Italian concept. The company, which also has four Legal C Bar stores, and solo Legal Test Kitchen and Legal…
HOTELEX Shanghai 2014 Forum Delivers Day of Insights, Trends
Shanghai was a very busy place for foodservice professionals earlier this month. The show, March 30-April 2, drew 81,596 E&S professionals from more than 130 countries to Hotelex Shanghai at the city’s New International Expo Centre. More than 1,600 exhibitors spread out across the show floor. “Foodservice in the 21st Century,” the show’s day-long educational…
Honors And Appointments:
Middleby Marshall has been named by Marco’s Pizza as a recipient of its “High 5 Award.” The award honors vendors that meet certain quality, service and supply criteria for five consecutive years. Toledo, Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza has more than 470 stores in 33 states. Nor-Lake has been named the Heavy Equipment Vendor of the Year…
Duke Buys Houston-Based CounterCraft
Duke Mfg. announced June 11 that it would purchase CounterCraft, a Houston-based, privately owned custom serving and counter design manufacturer. The firm, founded in 2005, will continue operating in Houston as a de-centralized company under Pres. Lloyd Hartsfield. St. Louis-based Duke has had a successful three-year joint-venture operation with CounterCraft, according to Duke Pres. Dave…
Huddle House Plans 10 NYC Sites
The Big Apple will welcome 10 Huddle House diners over the next five years. The expansion, under an agreement with an experienced multi-unit investor, marks the 50-year-old chain’s first foray into New York. While Atlanta-based Huddle House previously has expanded only as far as West Virginia and Pennsylvania, New York’s diner culture is expected to…
Greene Turtle Grows East Coast Footprint
The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille recently inked an 11-unit deal for southern New Jersey, marking the company’s first locations in the Garden State. The casual dining/sports bar and grill chain is now focusing expansion efforts on New York City, Philadelphia and New England, as well as points south. The multiunit New Jersey deal…
Forever Brands Buys Stake In Falafill
Chicago-based Forever Brands has acquired a 50% stake in the Mediterranean restaurant chain Falafill and intends to grow the franchise by at least 10 locations in 2015, mostly in the Chicago area and the Midwest. Forever Brands, which owns the 30-unit Forever Yogurt chain, will take a 50% equity stake in Falafill in exchange for…
Wholesale Food Prices Fall Again, Menu Prices Tick Up Slightly
Food prices at the wholesale level fell in two of the three stages of processing again in December, while menu prices rose only 0.1%, according to the latest data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price and Consumer Price Indexes. Wholesale food prices at the “finished” level were down 0.6% in December after being flat…
In Spite Of Winter Doldrums, NRA’s Cap-Ex Measures Keep Rising
What’s surprising about January’s Restaurant Performance Index from the National Restaurant Association is how little the severe winter weather in much of the country affected sales and traffic. The overall index rose 0.2 point to 100.7, the 11th consecutive month the RPI has exceed 100, the tipping point between expansion and contraction. Meanwhile, the indicator…
FER Revises Up Estimate Of 2013 E&S Sales, Holds 2014 Forecast at 4.1%
In light of stronger than expected sales during the second half of last year, Foodservice Equipment Reports has revised upward its estimate of foodservice equipment and supplies sales for 2013. FER now estimates total industry E&S sales at the manufacturer level rose 4.5% last year to a total of $10.113 billion. Real growth for ’13…
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