June 19, 2013

Industry News

Shawntae Spencer Tackles Wingstop As Franchisee

Former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders cornerback Shawntae Spencer is teaming up with Wingstop to bring 15 restaurants to his hometown of Pittsburgh.

Spencer retired from the NFL earlier this...

Salsarita's Whips Up Summer Salad, Beverage

Salsarita’s, the national franchisor of Fresh Mexican Cantinas, will be launching two new menu items in June: the Mexican Chop Salad and handmade Sol Lemonade.

The Mexican Chop Salad is a...

Chefs, Executives Unite For Menus Of Change Conference

Attendees at the first annual Menus of Change leadership summit, which took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, examined the future of food and the challenges facing the country in terms of health, health...

Action Services Group Brings Account Exec on Board

Action Services Group—a national lighting, sign, and electrical maintenance and service company—announced the hiring of Joe Fairley as vice president of account solutions for the company....

S&D Coffee & Tea Makes New Website More Interactive

S&D Coffee & Tea has launched a new, highly-interactive website to more effectively communicate online with customers, prospective customers and coffee- and tea-lovers....

Brands Band Together For Ongoing Hurricane Sandy Relief

It’s been nearly eight months since Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, but for many in the affected areas, recovery is still a long time coming.

That’s why nearly 2,000...

dunnhumby CCI Ranks Food Service Retailers

dunnhumby, the world’s leading customer science company, released their first Customer Centricity Index (CCI) measuring how well retailers are responding to the needs and...

Bar-B-Cutie Launches Social Media Contest

Twenty-five Bar-B-Cutie Facebook fans will win BBQ for a year at the conclusion of the Free BBQ for a Year contest that Bar-B-Cutie is launching June 21! Although Facebook is the...

Date Code Genie Makes Labeling More Efficient

The “Date Code Genie,” a fully automated, hi-tech date-code labeling system for use in the foodservice industry, will launch this summer at the Western Foodservice and...

RATIONAL Celebrates 40,000th Club Member

ClubRATIONAL is Rational's unique platform that allows professional chefs to meet colleagues from all over the world and benefit from free software updates, tips, and kitchen...

USHFC Honors Guckenheimer Cafés with REAL Certification

The United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC) announced that four Guckenheimer cafés are the first contract foodservice operations in the nation to achieve REAL Certification....

McAlister's Aims to Open 21 New Restaurants

McAlister's Deli, a leading fast casual restaurant, announced it has signed agreements with four franchise groups to develop 21 new restaurants in seven states.

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DQ Sees Results with New WAND Digital Menuboards

In its first month, the new Euless, Texas Dairy Queen restaurant broke nearly every sales record in franchise and corporate history including the record for most sales on opening...

Villa Enterprises Continues Growth in U.S.

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc., a global multi-concept restaurant franchisor, announced the opening of several locations in Arizona and New York. As...

Veggie Grill Serving Up New Summer Menu Items

Veggie Grill, the popular West Coast fast-casual restaurant concept known for its plant-based food, announced that beginning this week, all 19 Veggie Grill locations will...

Par-Way Tryson's CEO Snags UniPro Award

Par-Way Tryson CEO Mandy Hanson has recently been awarded the Marty Whelan Entrepreneur Leadership Award by UniPro Foodservice Inc. for 2012. This is the second year the...