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SPECIAL REPORT: Watching Your Waste Line
Restrictions and rising costs make waste handling a real challenge. The right systems can save you a ton in more ways than one.
DARDEN NAMES MAINES PAPER AMONG TOP SUPPLIERS
Maines Paper & Food Service is the sole E&S distributor among the eleven companies recognized this year by Darden Restaurants with its annual William B. Darden Distinguished Supplier Award. Named for the company’s late founder, recipients are chosen from among more than 1,500 global suppliers. Maines, a third-generation, family-owned company, is headquartered in Conklin, N.Y.…
NRA SHOW DEALER ATTENDANCE UP 6%
More dealers made the trip to Chicago’s McCormick Place for the 92nd annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show last month. The association released attendance numbers that showed a 6% rise in attendance among dealer/distributors, as well as a 4% increase in the restaurant/foodservice category of attendees. The May 21-24 show attracted nearly 58,000 registrants,…
THANKS AND THANKS
First of all, I want to thank all of you who helped us with data for our new FER Top Dealer listings. The data will appear in our June issue, which you should receive any day. I especially want to thank the 31 brave dealers and two broadliners that provided us with independent verification of…
CFSP PROGRAM SIMPLIFIES POINT SYSTEM, ADDS OVERVIEW SEMINARS
The Certified Food Service Professional program has recently undergone two changes that should streamline the application and updating processes. First, the point-earning/recording requirements have been simplified and the North American Food Equipment Manufacturers Association no longer differentiates between advancement and maintenance points. To maintain certification, participants pay dues ($50 every two years) and earn one…
Golden Gate Capital To Buy CPK
California Pizza Kitchen will be acquired for $470 million by private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital. The deal was announced May 25. San Francisco-based Golden Gate said it would begin its tender offer for the publicly traded CPK by June 8 and expects to close the deal in the third quarter. The deal comes a little…
Public E&S Companies Reported Revenues Rose 6.7% In First Quarter 2011
The seven publicly traded or reporting foodservice equipment and supplies companies saw blended sales gain 6.7% in the first quarter 2011 versus the first quarter last year. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that blended sales for the group, whose revenues add up to nearly $2 billion annually, have risen versus the prior-year quarter. The…
Heard And Seen In The Aisles: Mood At NRA Show Reasonably Upbeat
We’ve just come from the National Restaurant Association’s annual show, which ran Saturday, May 21 through Tuesday, May 24 in Chicago. Most manufacturers and dealers we spoke with during the show reported their sales and the market as a whole continue to recover, though moderately. Most also thought the quantity and quality of attendees at…
Research Reports On Top Chains, Consumer Behavior And Canadian Market Are Now Available
While we’ve been busy reporting first-quarter E&S numbers and the like, the two leading foodservice research organizations have released several new research reports. Technomic Inc. has released the full version of its annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. The top 500 chain concepts increased U.S. systemwide sales 1.8% in 2010, a marked improvement over the…
Food And Menu Prices Rise Again, While Gasoline Prices Fall
After a brief lull in increases for food at the wholesale level, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Restaurant Association show prices rose again in April. Overall wholesale prices rose 0.5% after falling 0.1% in March, according to the NRA. The BLS said prices for “finished foods” rose 0.3% on a…
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