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Wholesale Food Prices Fell Again In June As Menu Prices Inched Higher
Food prices fell at the wholesale level for the third consecutive month in June, according to producer-price data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, food prices at the consumer level also were down overall, with grocery-store prices off 0.1% and menu prices up a mere 0.1% for the third consecutive month. Overall wholesale food…
Capital Spending Measures Rise As NRA Performance Index Treads Water
The two capital expenditure measures that are part of the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index rose in July, even while the overall index fell slightly. The worrisome issue is the continuing decline in operators’ expectations about business over the next six months. The overall RPI fell 0.1 point to 99.4, the fourth-consecutive monthly decline,…
NRA’s Performance Index Tips Back Into Positive Territory
Improved sales and traffic and a significant increase in operator optimism pushed the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index back into positive territory in September. From May through August, the index had lagged below the 100 level that signals contraction versus expansion. The index moved above 100 in March and April for the first time…
A Special Announcement From Foodservice Equipment Reports: FER To Host New MUFES For Noncommercial Operators June 2011
Foodservice Equipment Reports will host a new Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium next year, tailoring a two-day program covering the latest technological advances in foodservice equipment, supplies and facilities specifically for noncommercial operators across all thesegments. MUFES for Noncommercial Operators, MUFES/NCO ’11, will be held June 13-15, 2011, at the Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas.…
Empire State’s Tax On Sliced Bagels Is No Schmear Campaign
Apparently, for New York state bagel eaters, the first cut is the deepest—and it’s taxable. Last month, looking for ways to fill its coffers, the state began enforcing an old law that taxes prepared foods, including sliced bagels. Whole, unsliced bagels are tax-free, but the sales tax does apply to “sliced or prepared bagels (with…
Loading Docks Are Not Kitchens
Cooking in an outdoor oven set up on makeshift tables behind a restaurant is against health codes nearly everywhere—and perhaps strains common sense, as well. Last month, a caterer working at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, Calif., received an official reminder of how and where to use proper cooking equipment. State law requires that…
MIDDLEBY MARSHALL/MIDDLEBY CORP.
Chuck Freer has joined MIDDLEBY MARSHALL/MIDDLEBY CORP. as sales and business development v.p. Freer, a 20-year industry vet, will have a strategic role in expanding the company’s conveyor-oven business. He previously served with Manitowoc Foodservice and Bakers Pride Oven Co. Middleby is based in Elgin, Ill.
Bob Evans Farms
BOB EVANS FARMS CFO Tod Spornhauer will step down in January after 19 years with the company. Richard Green, Bob Evans’ chief risk and compliance officer, will serve as interim CFO until a permanent replacement is found. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain operates 569 Bob Evans family-dining restaurants and 145 Mimi’s Cafe casual-dining restaurants.
Piedmont Gas Unveils Renovated Kitchen Tech Center
Piedmont Natural Gas, Charlotte, N.C., recently celebrated the opening of its newly renovated and expanded John H. Maxheim Natural Gas Technology Center at 4301 Yancey Road in Charlotte last night. With 4,700 sq. ft. of meeting, demonstration and work space that accommodates up to 90 people, the facility features two commercial kitchens, large prep and…
Johnny Rockets + Halsted Street Deli
In a marriage of burger and deli, Johnny Rockets and Halsted Street Deli have opened two combined restaurants in downtown Chicago. The new restaurants, which feature a wood-trimmed Halsted Street Deli on one side and the retro/modern Johnny Rockets on the other, feature walk-up registers and self-service beverage bars instead of the usual table-service model.…
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