LONG BEACH Calif. Hundreds of foodservice technology professionals are assembling here this weekend for the 15th Annual FSTEC conference and showcase, which this year features insights from Forrester Research. Top agenda items will be social media...
After three decades of slow growth, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop is ramping up its efforts to bring its fresh roasted-turkey sandwiches to turkey lovers in new markets. The 55-unit chain has opened 11 units in the past 18 months...
It isn’t easy to stand out in the increasingly crowded world of better burgers, but J. Dean Loring thinks he has found a niche with his 2-year-old Burger Lounge concept. With four units in Southern California and a fifth...
CYPRESS Calif. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chief executive David Kim, along with a group of investors, has acquired Atlanta-based better-burger concept Canyons Burger Company, with plans to franchise the two-unit chain, officials are expected to...
SAN CLEMENTE Calif. Customer satisfaction with fast-food chains showed significant improvement in 2008, with regional chains boasting the best scores, according to an annual survey by the Sandelman & Associates research firm here. The...
SACRAMENTO CALIF. —In the wake of last month’s largest-ever beef recall, restaurateur Mike Learakos was confident that his Katella Grill in Orange, Calif., had never purchased what federal officials...
Foodservice industry experts are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to step up its food safety efforts after federal inspection regulations were flouted at a California meat processing plant last month, resulting in the largest beef...
Smaller restaurant chains seem to have found the formula for competing successfully against larger, national rivals, who continue to struggle to differentiate themselves from one another, according to two recent brand studies.The highest customer...
