Smoothie King, the Covington, La.-based chain of more than 550 outlets, is among the foodservice brands now leveraging the one-to-one, take-us-with-you link to consumers provided by text-message promotions.Caribou Coffee, the Brooklyn Center, Minn...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —Southern food is jumping geographical boundaries as it grows in popularity, and a panel discussion here during the 2008 Culinary R&D conference focused on the region’s cuisine and its influence on food trends nationwide...
NEW YORK In the city that never sleeps, restaurant, bar and nightclub operators stand to lose millions of dollars in New Year’s Eve revenue if New York’s State Liquor Authority denies them an all-night operating permit if they miss a new Nov. 17...
SAN FRANCISCO —Consumers across five countries want a greater say about food ingredients, safety and quality, according to a new research report. The study, based on a survey of 1,000 consumers in the United States, China...
Restaurant sales growth is sluggish these days, but research company Technomic expects sales of prepared food in supermarkets to grow by 7 percent this year.As the eating public becomes more price-sensitive and supermarkets improve the food they...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —Chefs from an array of chains learned about the growing popularity of mojitos, the increasing challenge from prepared supermarket food, the importance of choosing the right flour and much more at the seventh annual...
Despite slowdowns in customer traffic, lower tips, and higher prices for food and gas, restaurant workers have not decreased their contributions to company-sponsored employee relief funds, though some chains see more staff requests for financial...
LOUISVILLE Ky. —Despite the commodity inflation that has challenged dough- and bread-centered restaurant concepts, six-unit Calistoga Bakery Cafe has attracted the backing of pizza chain mogul John...
Areport on the state of the casual-dining business published late last summer by Cleveland Research Co. paints a gloomy picture of the already battered segment’s immediate future.Citing such challenging fundamentals as extreme margin pressures...
