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Saladworks inks deal with Arizona Iced Tea
May 21, 2008
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Saladworks LLC and AriZona Beverages have announced that they have signed a multi-year beverage agreement. Terms were not disclosed. …
read nowCalifornia Tortilla holds Nat'l Pop Tart Day promo
May 21, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — California Tortilla will host its 14th Annual Pop-Tart Day promotion May 28 with a giveaway of free Kellogg's Pop-Tarts. No purchase is…
read nowSalad Creations launches Sensible Sizing menu
May 21, 2008
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Salad Creations has announced the launch of its new Sensible Sizing menu. The menu features a full line of smaller portioned…
read nowCintas restroom study unveils perceptions of 'clean'
May 21, 2008
CHICAGO — Cintas has released the results of an independent study designed to learn how people judge restroom cleanliness. Through an independent research…
read nowTechnomic study: Consumers want more sandwich variety
May 20, 2008
CHICAGO — New research from foodservice consultants Technomic has found that though preferences for traditional sandwiches remain strong, consumers are looking…
read nowStarbucks acquires rights for Canada operations
May 20, 2008
TORONTO — Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets, including development and operating rights, from…
read nowNRA Show: Industry expert explores menu trends
May 20, 2008
There are three important features a foodservice menu must emphasize to be successful in today's market: freshness, flavor and health. This is according to…
read nowAu Bon Pain adds to Nutrition Advisory Board
May 19, 2008
BOSTON — Bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain has added Karen Glanz and Heidi Skolnik to its Nutrition Advisory Board. Glanz is a professor of behavioral sciences…
read nowNRA Show: Pepsico partners with Green Restaurant Association
May 19, 2008
PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Foodservice has entered into a strategic partnership with the not-for-profit Green Restaurant Association in an effort to assist…
read nowDickey's Barbecue launches fast casual concept
May 19, 2008
DALLAS — Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants has introduced a fast-casual concept, scaling down from its traditional 4,500 square-feet, buffet-style restaurants to a…
read nowPanda Express commits $1 million to disaster relief efforts
May 18, 2008
ROSEMEAD, Calif. — Panda Restaurant Group Inc. will donate $1 from the sale of every 3-entrée plate at all Panda Express locations from May 19 to June 1 to…
read nowStarbucks to pay $3 million in expense suit
May 18, 2008
Seattle Times: Starbucks Corp. will pay up to $3 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company did not reimburse mileage expenses to employees in…
read nowNRA Show: McDonald's CEO talks unity, gets blast from the past
May 18, 2008
Calling the confluence of problems now facing the restaurant industry "a perfect storm," Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, the largest restaurant operation in…
read nowNRA Show: McCain promises tax reform, creation of jobs
May 18, 2008
CHICAGO — Senator John McCain addressed attendees of the National Restaurant Association's 89th annual Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show today in a campaign stop.
read nowNRA Show: 5 products you can't miss
May 17, 2008
CHICAGO — Foodservice players from around the world have gathered in Chicago for the 89th annual National Restaurant Association, Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show…
read nowNRA Show: Hiring Millennials requires openness, immediacy
May 17, 2008
CHICAGO — If you believe the crop of kids born since 1981 are violent, drug-addled sourpusses, you are in for a surprise. So says Todd Woodruff, corporate…
read nowNRA Show: Pasteurized egg sales up 43%
May 17, 2008
CHICAGO – National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) announced at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show yesterday that sales of their…
read nowJamba to close underperforming stores
May 15, 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Smoothie shop Jamba Juice has announced that it is reorganizing its support functions and closing several underperforming stores. The…
read nowPeltz discloses Starbucks stake
May 15, 2008
Marketwatch: Shares of Starbuck's jumped Friday after Nelson Peltz' Trian Partners disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had acquired nearly 900,000 shares…
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