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NRA’s Performance Index Rose In October
Strong gains in current same-store sales and traffic propelled the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index to 100.9, up from 100.2 in September. It was the highest level for the overall index in the past four months. The gain came in spite of the partial shutdown of the federal government for half of October and…
NRA Launches Pizzeria Industry Council
Menu labeling, healthcare regulations and food costs are among the top issues that the National Restaurant Association’s newly launched Pizzeria Industry Council will bring to the discussion table. The group is modeled after the association’s Fast Casual Industry Council, established in 2009. Both councils address priority issues for their specific industry segments and underscore the…
NRA Continues Focus On Healthcare Resources
The National Restaurant Association’s Health Care Knowledge Center was kept busy during the 2013 NRA Show. Owners, operators and other show attendees brought questions to the center about implementing the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Many wanted to know whether, with fluctuating numbers of employees, they were an “applicable large employer” under the law, and consultants…
Court Upholds Ruling Against NYC Supersized Drink Ban
Last week saw a state appellate court uphold the New York Supreme Court’s ruling striking down New York City’s ban on restaurants selling sugar-sweetened beverages of more than 16 ounces. The decision that the New York Board of Health and Mental Hygiene “violated the state principle of separation of powers” is a significant blow against…
NRA’s Inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit Spurs New Industry Technology Research
The National Restaurant Association’s first-ever Restaurant Innovation Summit in Denver last week brought together restaurant and foodservice professionals, as well as leaders from Google, Square, Wendy’s, Bloomin’ Brands and Dunkin’ Brands to focus on customer engagement through emerging technology. The summit featured sessions on utilizing mobile technology, maximizing in-store and out-of-store customer interaction and leveraging…
What The NAFEM Show Does
We’ve been very busy the past three months getting ready for The NAFEM Show Feb. 7-9. We produced three big issues for December, January and February, featuring our redesign of the magazine. We re-launched our new digital edition. We produced special product editions in print and, as you saw earlier this week, electronically. And not…
Towards Revising Our E&S Forecast
Our forecasting partner John Muldowney, v.p. marketing at Alto-Shaam, and I have been discussing our E&S forecast. You may recall in our November revisions, we revised our 2012 forecast of the E&S market at the manufacturers’ level down a point and 2013 down half a point. We currently have both years at 3.6% nominal growth,…
FEDA Marks Its 80th Anniversary With Stimulating Annual Convention
It wasn’t quite business as usual as the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association celebrated its 80th anniversary during the group’s annual convention April 3-7 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort in Texas. From FEDA and Wasserstrom Co. Pres. Brad Wasserstrom’s dramatic entrance on a longhorn steer at the opening reception to a heart-felt…
Morrow Joins QualServ As President/CEO
E.J. Morrow, former president of Standex Cooking Solutions Group, has been appointed president and CEO at QualServ Corp. The Fort Smith, Ark., distributor manufactures custom wood and metal fixtures, and according to FER’s 2012 Top Dealer estimates, sold upwards of $65 million of foodservice equipment and supplies in 2011. Morrow, who also served in senior…
Expanded Texas Plant For Win-Holt Fabrication
Syosset, N.Y.-based Win-Holt Equipment Group is centralizing all of its U.S. custom stainless fabrication into an expanded facility in Dallas. Win-Fab production has been transferred to the Texas plant to allow the company better production efficiency, including shorter lead times and centralized nationwide delivery. In addition, as of last month, Commercial Stainless Fabricators in Marietta,…
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