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Midwest flooding may push food prices higher
June 15, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Over the weekend of June 7, a monsoon-like storm dumped 10 inches of rain on Central Indiana, flooding farms still to…
read nowStarbucks to open 150 European locations
June 15, 2008
Reuters: Starbucks Corp. has plans to boost its European presence with licenses for 150 new locations throughout Britain, France and Germany over the next…
read nowChains put tomatoes back on the menu
June 12, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. — California tomato growers are relieved that restaurants and grocery stores have announced the return of tomatoes to store shelves and menus.
read nowStudy shows calorie counts affect diners' choices
June 12, 2008
ABC News: The American Journal of Public Health has published a study regarding the affects of posting calorie counts on menu boards. The researchers…
read nowNRA joins campaign to revisit food-to-fuel mandates
June 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association continued to express concern over increasing wholesale food and commodity prices and the resulting dire…
read nowBar-B-Cutie rolls out summer promo
June 12, 2008
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Bar-B-Cutie has announced the launch of its new three-month promotional campaign called "Cutie Summer Pass." The campaign launched June 2.
read nowCold Stone celebrates 20th anniversary
June 12, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In celebration of Cold Stone Creamery's 20th Birthday, 41 locations throughout the state of Michigan will treat customers to a number of…
read nowYogurt chain installs IDS Menus digital system
June 12, 2008
HOLBROOK, N.Y. — IDS Menus has announced the recent installation of its digital menu board display system in Berry Chill, a new Chicago-based yogurt bar. …
read now19 Fla. counties cleared, ready to ship tomatoes
June 11, 2008
MAITLAND, Fla. — Florida's tomato growers in the state's prime tomato-producing regions enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's…
read nowNRA backs Bush budget request for more FDA funding
June 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has announced that it supports the Bush Administration's request for additional funding for the…
read nowT-Mobile, AT&T, Starbucks settle Wi-Fi dispute
June 11, 2008
CNNMoney: T-Mobile USA, AT&T Inc. and Starbucks Corp. have resolved their disagreement over how the coffee giant should transfer its Wi-Fi access from…
read nowEinstein Noah, ARAMARK sign development deal
June 11, 2008
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Einstein Noah Restaurant Group has announced that it has signed a strategic-license development agreement with ARAMARK to open Einstein Bros.
read nowUFood Grill breaks Chicago ground
June 11, 2008
BOSTON — UFood Restaurant Group Inc. has announced that its first location in the Chicago metropolitan area has broken ground. This is the first of five…
read nowRestaurants shift beverage strategies, study shows
June 11, 2008
CHICAGO — Limited-service restaurants have reduced the number of beverage items on their menus compared to the prior year, reports foodservice consultants…
read nowBoston Market, RedPrairie partner
June 11, 2008
MILWAUKEE — RedPrairie Corp. has announced that Boston Market Corp. has selected RedPrairie's Site Operations and Performance Management solutions for food…
read nowYogen Früz expands into Va., Wash., D.C.
June 10, 2008
TORONTO — Yogen Früz has announced plans to open 16 stores in the Virginia and Washington, D.C., areas through a master franchise agreement with Raleigh…
read nowRestaurants squeezed by economy, price-conscious consumers
June 10, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Restaurants, including fast-food operations, are trying to balance rising costs with keeping customers satisfied. At the…
read nowIBM, Self-Service World announce free webinar on reaching the 'new consumer'
June 10, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — IBM, a global provider of business technologies, and Self-Service World, the leading news and information source covering the self-service…
read nowFDA issues consumer, restaurant tomato warning
June 9, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to consumers and restaurateurs nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been…
read nowWingstop signs former NBA players Gary Payton, Brian Shaw
June 9, 2008
DALLAS — Former NBA players Gary Payton and Brian Shaw have signed an agreement with Wingstop to open three restaurants in southern California. The agreement…
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