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Employers In Limbo On Overtime Pay
Employers who have been preparing for months to comply with a major change to overtime regulations by raising salaries and implementing time-tracking tools have been in limbo since last week, when a federal judge blocked the new overtime rules scheduled to go into effect December 1. The delay comes as the Texas judge considers whether…
BRIX Holdings Names New President
BRIX Holdings has elevated Craig Erlich to President. Erlich will oversee BRIX’s portfolio of franchise brands, which include the franchising companies for Red Mango, Smoothie Factory, Souper Salad, and RedBrick Pizza. Erlich began his career at Red Mango as director of operations in March 2013 and assumed responsibility as COO for the other brands over…
Church’s Chicken Taps New CEO
Church’s Chicken has promoted Joseph Christina to CEO. He has served as the Texas chain’s executive v.p. of U.S. operations since 2013, overseeing more than 1,150 franchise and company-owned restaurants in 29 states. Prior to joining Church’s, Christina served as senior v.p. at Burger King as well as other roles at that company. He succeeds Jim Hyatt,…
Industry Notes:
Westerville, Ohio-based Zink Foodservice has hired two new regional account managers to oversee sales activities for healthcare and educational accounts in central and southern Ohio: Frank Rivelle joins the central Ohio team and Christie White joins the Kentucky, southern Indiana, southern Ohio, and southern West Virginia team. General Parts Group is opening its 25th service…
Legacy To Acquire West Bend Electrics
The Legacy Products Companies and Focus Products Group International have signed a letter of intent by which Legacy will acquire the West Bend Electrics division of Focus. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days. Focus, a portfolio company of Centre Lane Partners, owns retail and commercial brands in bath and home fashion. The…
DQ Sees LA Ripe For Expansion
It looks as though Californians are going to have more chances to buy Dilly Bars and chicken strips. Minneapolis-based Dairy Queen is planning on opening 50 to 60 stores in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties in the next decade. It would be a significant step up from the brand’s 98 locations in…
McDonald’s Sees Future In Tableside Service
McDonald’s is trying on the fast-casual model. The chain announced last week that it is expanding its digital ordering stations and table service to all of its 14,000 American restaurants. “Typically, the majority of our crew is behind the counter, and that counter literally has been a barrier between our crew and the customer,” says…
Top Canadian Dealers Russell And Hendrix Combine Forces
Canada’s two largest foodservice equipment dealers, Hendrix Hotel & Restaurant Equipment and Supplies and Russell Food Equipment, have united into one company: Russell Hendrix Foodservice Equipment. The merger comes about after Blue Point Capital Partners acquired a controlling interest in Brockville, Ontario-based Hendrix. “The complementary geographic exposure, product diversification and sales structure is game changing…
Consumer Confidence Rebounds In Early November While Gas Prices Fall
The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers Consumer Sentiment Index jumped back to 91.6 during early November, reversing a drop in the final October reading of 87.2 from 91.2 in September.
Gap Between Menu And Grocery Store Prices Widens
Wholesale food prices at all three stages of demand fell again in October, according to Producer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Nov. 16. Prices at the final demand stage have fallen three of the past four months. They were off 0.8% in October after rising 0.5% in September. The overall…
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