May 25, 2013

Industry News

Action Services Group Provides Lighting Maintenance for BK

Actions Services Group, a national lighting, sign, and electrical maintenance company, announced a service agreement with Strategic Restaurants Acquisition Company to provide exterior sign and lighting...

Whataburger Condiments Hit H-E-B Shelves for Memorial Day

Following buzz about Whataburger’s condiments coming to H-E-B stores, the two Texas companies announced that Fancy Ketchup, Spicy Ketchup, and Original Mustard should arrive in stores just prior to...

Silverland Bakery Celebrates 30 Years with New Trio of Desserts

Silverland Bakery, a commercial purveyor of brownies, bakery bars, natural food bars, and cookies, has announced that it will celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary—along with the...

Micros Helps Launch Quality-Assurance Platform

Recognizing the need for an all-in-one quality-assurance platform, ABC Research Laboratories evaluated the market and selected a partnership with MICROS Supply Chain to provide the end-to-end technology...

Shake Shack Turns to NCR for Real-Time Decision Making

NCR Corporation announced that Shake Shack has implemented the NCR Pulse Real-Time smartphone application, joining the 5,500 others already using the app.

Available for iOS and Android devices, NCR...

Starbucks Debuts First Non-U.S. Community Store

Starbucks Coffee Company chairman, president, and CEO Howard Schultz inaugurated the first Starbucks community store outside of the United States in the Langsuan neighborhood of Bangkok, Thailand....

NRA, North American LED Offer Lighting Discounts

In its continuing effort to educate operators about sustainability and how best to reduce operating costs in restaurants, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) has teamed up with North American LED, an...

Blendtec, Lancer Team Up for Blended Ice Beverage Station

Blendtec, a manufacturer of high-end blending equipment, and Lancer, a manufacturer of beverage dispensing systems, have entered into a joint development agreement and will be showing a prototype of their...

Consumer's Restaurant Spending Increased 7% in April

First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for April 2–29, 2013, compared to April 3–30, 2012.

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NRA's Scott DeFife Named Top Lobbyist by "CEO Update"

National Restaurant Association (NRA) executive vice president of policy and government affairs Scott DeFife has been named a “Top Lobbyist” by Washington-based news publication CEO Update...

Grecian Delight Foods Grows With Help of New Execs

Grecian Delight Foods, a manufacturer, national marketer, and distributor of Mediterranean-inspired foods based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, announced it is another step closer to surpassing aggressive...

Huddle House Offers $25K to Operators Who Remodel

Huddle House is offering a $25,000 financial incentive to the first 100 franchisees who commit to a remodel by July 31, 2014.

Franchisees would use $20,000 of the incentive to offset the costs of the...

LevelUp, Merchant Warehouse Create $1M Development Fund

Merchant Warehouse and LevelUp announced a $1 million co-sponsored development fund, which will support the creation of custom-branded mobile payment apps running on the LevelUp White-Label platform...

Marketing Experts Gather for NRA Show Panel

Duke Marketing, a full-service marketing communications firm specializing in multiunit restaurants, retail, and foodservice operations, announced chief executive Linda Duke will moderate a panel of...

McAlister's Names Franchisee of the Year

McAlister’s Deli, a leading fast-casual restaurant, awarded The Saxton Group and Southwest Deli with the Franchisee of the Year Award at its annual franchise conference in Las Vegas.

Led by...

NRA Tackles Health Care with Help of New Executive

As part of its ongoing efforts to help the restaurant and foodservice industry address health-care challenges, including the 2010 health-care law, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) announced that...