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7 chefs to earn honors for incorporating produce into recipes

November 18, 2015

United Fresh has opened the nomination period for the 2016 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program that honors the foodservice industry’s most…

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Demand for cups, lids to increase more than 5% per year through 2019

November 18, 2015

Worldwide demand for cups and lids will increase more than 5 percent per year through 2019.

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Report: Corporate restaurant spending increasing

November 18, 2015

Dinova reported that corporate spending in restaurants increased 9.7 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2015.

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Toast report reveals which technologies restaurant operators are seeking

November 17, 2015

A Toast Inc. report found that technologies helping restaurant operators with hiring and training staff, Inventory management and online ordering are in…

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Technomic: Ensuring franchisee profitability leads to rapid growth

November 11, 2015

Restaurant chains aiming to expand national footprintsthrough franchising should continually focus on the unit economics within the footprint of each store…

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Restaurant brands take several top spots on Global Brand Simplicity Index

November 10, 2015

Fast casual, quick serve and pizza brands took half of the top 10 spots in this year's Simplicity Index.

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Wendy's reports Q3 results

November 6, 2015

The Wendy's Company reported unaudited results for the third quarter ended Sept. 27.

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Arby's announces Q3 financial results

October 29, 2015

Arby's announced results for the third quarter of 2015. It achieved U.S. system same-store sales growth of 9.6 percent in the third quarter of 2015.

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Wienerschnitzel climbs 15 spots on Top 200 list

October 29, 2015

Wienerschnitzel has climbed 15 spots in the Franchise Times Top 200 List. The ranking identifies the top-performing franchise systems in the U.S. based on…

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ICX Association kicks off Symposium series in Atlanta

October 27, 2015

The two-day event aims to help B2C brands prepare for the next generation of computing technology, which promises to deliver the capability to engage and…

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Editors seeking info for Fast Casual State of the Industry report

October 19, 2015

FastCasual.com is now collecting responses for its annual State of the Industry report.

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Danny Meyer's restaurant brands eliminate tipping

October 14, 2015

Union Square Hospitality Group announced today that starting in November, it will eliminate tipping at all of its13 full-service venues, while also increasing…

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Report: Small business owners not concerned with competing with national brands

October 6, 2015

The top concerns for merchants are competing small businesses, changing EMV requirements as well as the overall state of the economy and how it will impact…

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Juice It Up! announces strong Q3 sales

October 1, 2015

Juice It Up! saw a 7-percent sales increase over the same quarter the previous year.

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New report: What's trending on burgers

September 28, 2015

More than 1,000 consumers were asked for their thoughts on a range of burger options, flavors, trends and ingredients for a new report.

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APT: Consumer spending at restaurants up 3 consecutive months

September 16, 2015

The surge in performance, up 1.6 percent for the month of August, was driven by an industrywide increase in check size, which APT attributed to increased…

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Fast food study reveals where Americans spend most money

September 14, 2015

Taco Bell came out most affordable when compared to Chipotle and Papa John's.

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Economy on a healthy road as August comes to a close; good news for restaurants

August 31, 2015

Consumers were spending on big items, thanks to increases in wages and salaries. The healthy economic trend is predicted to continue.

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McDonald's kiosks useless to 70 percent of customers, analyst says

August 31, 2015

McDonald's self-service kiosks are only useful to 30 percent of customers, according to a report.

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McDonald's Canada: kiosks will not replace employees

August 26, 2015

McDonald's Canada has recently announced that the move to integrate self-service kiosks in the chain's restaurants will not threaten job security for employees.

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