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October 25, 2016
State And Local Tax Receipt Growth Slowing, Says Rockefeller Institute
The growth of tax receipts at the state and local level has slowed dramatically since the second quarter of 2015, according to Census Bureau data compiled by the Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York-Albany. Total major state taxes for the first quarter 2016 rose only 1.6% versus the year prior…
October 25, 2016
Dog Haus Wags The Expansion Tail
Dog Haus, the six-year-old Pasadena, Calif., concept, has signed a development agreement which will see the construction of 300-plus new franchise locations in 12 states during the next seven years. Under the deal with American Development Partners, the new locations will be built as stand-alone Dog Haus Biergarten outlets. Dog Haus currently serves its “gourmet”…
October 25, 2016
Lister Named To Run Famous Dave’s
Michael Lister has been appointed to replace Adam Wright as CEO as Famous Dave’s of America; he also been named Chief Operating Officer. Wright has left the company and resigned from the board of directors. Lister is a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis chain; he has been a Famous Dave’s franchisee since 2001, after serving…
October 25, 2016
Surprising Drop In Consumer Confidence Mid-October May Prove Fleeting
The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index record a surprising mid-month drop in October, falling more than three points to 87.9 from 91.2 in September’s final reading. It was the index’s lowest reading in 13 months and the second lowest mark in two years. The preliminary reading on the research group’s Expectations Index plunged more…
October 25, 2016
Food Safety Concerns Deflate Pop-Up Restaurants
Health officials in Sacramento County, Calif., are cracking down on pop-up booth restaurants, telling owners that they can no longer operate inside the cafes, bars and other businesses that have regularly hosted them. The county’s dozen or so pop-ups were contacted earlier last month by the Environmental Management Department, which, among other things, enforces health…
October 25, 2016
Gap Between Menu And Grocery Store Prices Continued To Grow Last Month
You gotta give it to restaurant operators: They are consistent. For the seventh month in a row, restaurant menu prices, as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the monthly Consumer Price Index, rose 0.2% in September. Meanwhile, prices at grocery stores and other retail outlets continued to fall last month, down 0.1%. It…
October 25, 2016
Vollrath Hires Mizla To Oversee Consultant Sales
The Vollrath Company has engaged Katharine Mizla, FCSI, as its new Consultant Sales Manager. Mizla will drive new and existing foodservice projects for a variety of industries and work closely with the director of equipment sales to create commercial kitchen designs. She’ll report to Dennis Park, v.p.-foodservice sales With more than 30 years of experience,…
October 25, 2016
Emerson E360 Forum Addresses Latest Industry Concerns
In an event focused on regulatory challenges in HVACR industry, St. Louis-based Emerson hosted its tenth day-long E360 Forum in Newark, N.J., in August. More than 100 commercial refrigeration industry stakeholders attended and garnered insights on food retail and foodservice regulatory concerns and emerging trends. The E360 Forum featured a keynote session from Jon Melchi,…
October 25, 2016
Starbucks Assigns CEO For Burgeoning Chinese Market
Starbucks Corp. has named its first chief executive officer for China and said it plans to more than double its store count in that country to 5,000 by 2021. Belinda Wong has assumed the title of CEO-Starbucks China. Wong had been president of that operation. Starbucks also promoted Leo Tsoi, most recently v.p.-store development and…
October 25, 2016
Stoelting Names Pavesi To Helm Business Development
Stefano Pavesi has joined Stoelting Foodservice/Vollrath as Business Development Manager. He joins the Kiel, Wis., maker of frozen dessert equipment from Carpigiani North America, where he was v.p.-chain accounts after serving as director of sales and marketing. Pavesi’s 15-year foodservice career, includes sales management positions with Bravo North America and PreGel North America. At Stoelting,…
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