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January 3, 2011
Food-Price Jumps Push Price Indexes Higher In September
Strongly higher food prices at both the wholesale and consumer levels helped push both the Consumer Price and Producer Price Indexes higher in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week. After declines four of the past five months, wholesale food prices at the “finished” level jumped 1.2%. A 5.2% increase in meat prices…
January 3, 2011
In Their Own Words: NRA’s And Technomic’s Operator Outlooks For 2011
In preparation for our annual market-forecast articles in next month’s Foodservice Equipment Reports, we asked our friends Joe Pawlak, v.p. at Technomic Inc., and Hudson Riehle, senior v.p. of the National Restaurant Association’s Research and Knowledge Group, for their outlooks on how the foodservice market will fare next year. Both help oversee their organizations’ annual…
January 3, 2011
Thumbs Down On NYC Restaurant Grading Website
Reviews are in on New York City’s new restaurant letter-grading system. And if operators could do the grading, the system would be unlikely to make the honor roll. The A-B-C system, which will see every one of the city’s 24,000 restaurants publicly post a letter grade for cleanliness, is daunting enough for many operators. But…
January 3, 2011
D.C. Grilling Fumes Update
Now here’s a case study on just how crucial spec’ing and placement of the right ventilation system is to a foodservice operation. In August, we told you about the court battle between a popular Washington, D.C. burger joint and a neighboring law firm over the restaurant’s “intense and noxious” grilling fumes. The eight-month fight appears…
January 3, 2011
Chicago Suburb Considers Polystyrene Ban
While bans on polystyrene-foam packaging are not uncommon across the West Coast— including Seattle, Portland, Ore., and more than two dozen cities in California—they are rare elsewhere. This time the debate is in Highland Park, Ill., which is considering a ban on restaurants using polystyrene-foam cups, bowls and plates. The proposal is getting a thumbs-up…
January 3, 2011
Component Hardware Group
Foodservice plumbing and hardware supplier COMPONENT HARDWARE GROUP has named Aaron Thole its new business development manager for the Upper Midwest territory. Thole rejoins CHG after working as a territory sales rep for Henkel Corp. At CHG, Thole will be responsible for market growth in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. CHG is headquartered in Lakewood, N.J.
January 3, 2011
Quiznos Eyes 600 New Stores
Quiznos has announced plans to develop as many as 600 new stores nationwide by the end of the year. The mix will include more corporate and joint-venture efforts than in the past, the traditionally franchise-focused chain said. The 4,000-unit Denver chain reported new locations will include “both corporate-owned stores as well as Quiznos-funded joint-venture ownership…
January 3, 2011
CARL’S JR. HEADS TO INDONESIA
Carl’s Jr. is blazing a new trail again—this time in Southeast Asia. In May, CKE Restaurants’ Carl’s Jr. debuted as the first Western fast-food hamburger chain in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Then in August, the Carpinteria, Calif.-based operator opened its first Carl’s Jr. in Jakarta, Indonesia—the first of at least 25 stores planned for…
January 3, 2011
R.W. SMITH’S GOLF OUTING YIELDS $100K FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The scorecard yielded a winning round for college students at R.W. Smith & Co.’s tenth annual Scholarship Golf Classic June 14 at Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine, Calif. The event—peopled by a full roster of players and sponsors—enabled the Costa Mesa, Calif., dealership to award scholarships in the culinary arts and design fields to…
January 3, 2011
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR AUTOQUOTES ROAD SHOW
Dates and locations have been announced and registration is open for fall classes on AutoQuotes 360, the latest and most complete version of the full-featured electronic database for the foodservice equipment and supply industry. The program, sponsored by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, offers both basic and advanced classes. Laptops are available…
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