Global Tier, Echelon Network partner

September 5, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Matthew Jennings, president of Minneapolis-based Global Tier, a data tracking and reporting services provider for foodservice customers, has…

NRA seeks Kitchen Innovations nominations

August 21, 2007

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2008 Kitchen Innovations Awards.   The Kitchen…

Exhibitors find success at Mid-Atlantic Expo

August 19, 2007

LRS launches Beach Butler paging system

August 1, 2007

DALLAS — Long Range Systems has introduced its Beach Butler push-for-service paging system.   The system lets guests tell servers they are ready to order…

LRS launches Key Call table locator system

July 25, 2007

DALLAS — Long Range Systems has announced the launch of its Key Call electronic table-locator system, designed especially for fast casual concepts where…

IDS completes menu board installation

June 21, 2007

HOLBROOK, N.Y. — IDS Menus has installed its digital menu-board system for the grand opening of a Salad Spinners location in Chicago. The restaurant is the…

Nextep deploys self-order kiosks

June 18, 2007

TROY, Mich. — Nextep Systems, provider of automated-ordering solutions to the restaurant, concession and casino industries, announced the completion of several…

SCA Tissue receives environmental award

June 7, 2007

NEENAH, Wis. — SCA, the global parent of SCA Tissue North America, has been ranked as the second most environmentally-friendly company in the world.   The…

NRA show tops 74,000 attendees

June 3, 2007

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show completed a record-breaking, four-day run at McCormick Place in Chicago May…

ParTech intros food-safety solution

May 30, 2007

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc., a division of PAR Technology Corporation, has introduced its iQuality food-safety solution, designed to foster food-safety…

Concordia launches new beverage-system line

May 21, 2007

CHICAGO — Concordia Coffee Systems Inc. has announced its launch of the next generation of integrated beverage systems, the IBS6.    On exhibit at the…

The NRA show Top 10

May 17, 2007

United States Sen. Fred Thompson is set to Keynote the 2007 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 19-22, at McCormick Place in…

NRA Show Blows into Windy City

Hotel-Motel Show offers trends, insights and more.

Technomic releases Top 500 annual report

May 2, 2007

CHICAGO — The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered solid performance, posting 6 percent annual sales growth in 2006, according to data released today…

The new face of fast casual?

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Fuzion Food Group looks to alter the restaurant landscape.

DTT Launches Smart V.I.E.W management system

April 2, 2007

LOS ANGELES — DTT Surveillance, provider of surveillance technology for the fast-food and fast-casual restaurant industry, announced the launch of its Smart…

Pretty in plastic

Move over metal, disposable tableware is stepping up.

Nextep intros new automated ordering tool

March 7, 2007

TROY, Mich. — Nextep Systems announced March 7 the availability of its new Web Administration product, a browser-based administrative tool for automated…

Earth-friendly fare

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

As restaurants go green, options for operators grow in numbers.

HyperActive Tech, Zaxby's partner

January 25, 2007

PITTSBURGH — Zaxby's Franchising Inc., a fast casual restaurant chain with more than 350 locations throughout the southeastern United States, has named…