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January 5, 2011
NRA Marks Strong Legislative Year
This week’s presidential signing of the Food & Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act capped a list of legislative victories for the National Restaurant Association. These included passage of lower, more transparent interchange fees; tax relief for small businesses; the launch of one national menu-labeling standard; and the defeat of union card-check legislation. NRA Chairman…
January 5, 2011
California OKs Soft Rollout Of State Menu-Labeling Rules
Common sense has won out in dueling menu-labeling laws in California, where a Jan. 1 law required all chains with 20 or more locations to post calories on menus and menu boards. Los Angeles County joined most other counties in the state in saying they won’t be strictly enforcing the measure, passed two years ago,…
January 5, 2011
Portland’s Food Trucks To Add New Rules To Menu
There are about 600 mobile food trucks, vans and carts in Oregon’s Multnomah County. That’s nearly one for every 1,000 residents of the state’s biggest county. But the popularity of the foodservice streetscape sprawl is prompting new rules that have put the thriving, trendsetting world of Portland food carts on notice. During a city council…
January 5, 2011
2011 Restaurant Trends For Capital-Goods Types
In the rush of third quarter reports, our revised E&S market forecasts and the like, we almost let slip Technomic Inc.’s list of leading restaurant trends for 2011, or what they called “11 for ’11.” While most of the trends are food and beverage oriented–Korean-Mexican fusion foods, retro-cocktails, farmers as celebrity counterparts to chefs, more…
January 5, 2011
Food And Gasoline Price Increases Remain Worrisome
A number of foodservice industry observers have expressed concern that rising food and gasoline prices could undercut what remains a fragile recovery of the market. Higher food prices undercut operators’ ability to make money on “value meals,” which are driving a lot of operator traffic. And higher gasoline prices eat into consumers’ disposable income for…
January 5, 2011
NPD Expects Restaurant Traffic Will Grow 1% in Late 2010, Early 2011
The NPD Group, which tracks foodservice traffic activity through consumer panels, reported in December that overall restaurant traffic in the third quarter improved to flat, after two full years of quarterly declines versus year prior quarters. A 1% increase in quick-service traffic, which accounts for more than three-quarters of all restaurant visits, overcame continuing declines…
January 5, 2011
Shucks! NRA’s Performance Index Fell Back In November
Just when it appeared the restaurant industry had finally turned the corner to recovery, the market softened again, according to the November reading from the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index. The overall index fell 0.8 point, to fall back to 99.9, just below the 100 level that separates expansion from contraction. The RPI stood…
January 5, 2011
KI Awards Deadline Is Jan. 7
Did you miss it? Tomorrow, Jan. 7, is the deadline for submitting Kitchens Innovations Awards applications to the National Restaurant Association. The prestigious awards program recognizes the most innovative equipment worldwide, and the winning submissions will be featured in the Kitchen Innovations Pavilion at the 2011 NRA Show, May 21-24 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. “Innovative…
January 5, 2011
New Owners For Noodles & Company
Noodles & Company, the Colorado-based, privately owned chain of more than 245 fast-casual restaurants in 18 states, has been acquired by an investment group that’s led by Catterton Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to the Denver Post, Noodles will operate with the same management team, including CEO and Chairman Kevin…
January 4, 2011
Chili’s Grill & Bar
Chili’s Grill & Bar is shedding new light on its food and guests thanks to the recent major installation of LED lights in its 827 corporate-owned restaurants. The project, which involved installing some 125,000 LED lamps in both interior and exterior areas, is expected to save about $87 per store/per week. Overall savings will tally…
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