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October 25, 2016
A Checklist For Election Day
This is the last FER Fortnightly before Election Day on November 8. So, during what could prove a long two weeks, we offer readers a quick glance at some ongoing issues that anyone working in any sector of commercial or non-commercial foodservice might want to consider when they head to the polls. Labor Regulations In…
October 25, 2016
Antunes Begins Work On Expanding Manufacturing Facility
Antunes broke ground in October on an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Carol Stream, Ill. The expansion will add approximately 55,000 sq.ft. to the company’s headquarters there, and additional space will accommodate several advancements to Antunes’ operation, including doubling the size of the engineering lab and sheet metal fabrication area, as well as constructing…
October 22, 2016
AutoQuotes Appoints New CEO And Board Members
AutoQuotes Inc. has named Susannah Albright as CEO. She succeeds AutoQuotes founder Kent Motes, who takes on the title of Chairman Emeritus. In addition, the Jacksonville, Fla., company has named Motes’s three children, Kate (Motes) Schmidt; Kent Motes Jr.; and Alex Motes to the board of directors; Schmidt will succeed her father as the board’s chair….
October 22, 2016
In Memoriam: Phil Keiser, CEO Of Culver’s
Phil Keiser, Culver’s president and CEO and a veteran of 20 years at the chain, passed away on October 15. Co-founder Craig Culver will assume the role of interim CEO until a successor is named. “Culver’s would not be what it is today without Phil’s influence,” Craig said. “Yet as great a loss as this…
October 19, 2016
Global Restaurant Traffic Shows Mixed Results In Second Quarter
In the second quarter of 2016, restaurant traffic counts were strongest in the United Kingdom, even as it was voting to leave the European Union, and weakest in Brazil, despite the impending Summer Olympics, according to the latest CREST data from The NPD Group, a U.S.-based research practice. Traffic in the other 10 major foodservice markets…
October 19, 2016
Calm Before The Storm? Update On Brexit Impact On UK Foodservice
Bob O’Brien, senior v.p. of global foodservice for The NPD Group, caught our attention with a recent blog post about restaurant traffic in the United Kingdom. Traffic growth continued positive in the second quarter 2016 in the U.K. (the Brexit vote was June 23), following equally strong growth in the first quarter of this year….
October 18, 2016
Marka Expands Reem Al Bawadi Across Gulf
The UAE’s Marka PJSC is opening Bahrain’s first Reem Al Bawadi Restaurant and Café, the latest in a series of expansions for the restaurant across the Gulf Coast Countries. The franchise in Bahrain marks the 11th branch of the chain, which offers traditional Middle East cuisine and cocktails, throughout the region and is the fifth…
October 18, 2016
February In Florida: NAFEM 2017
The biggest catering equipment and supplies show in America returns to Orlando, Florida, in February. The NAFEM Show 17 runs February 9-11, 2017 at the Orange County Convention Center there. More than 500 exhibitors from around the globe will display their wares during the show’s 22 hours of exhibit floor activity. The What’s Hot! What’s…
October 18, 2016
Comptoir Rolls Out Six Sites In UK
Comptoir, marketed as a purveyor of affordable and healthy Arab cuisine, has opened six new sites in the U.K. Founder Tony Kitous has 16 locations of the Comptoir Libanais canteen and delicatessen chain already in London, as well as restaurants such as Pasha in South Kensington and Levant on Wigmore Street. This autumn, the Comptoir…
October 18, 2016
Elevation Burger Plans For 20 New Outlets In Egypt
The American “better burger” franchise has inked a multi-unit development agreement with Essam Abu El Hassan to open 20 restaurants throughout Egypt. The first restaurant will open in Cairo later this year. Currently, the brand has 25 restaurants in the Middle East including Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. Elevation Burger offers organic, halal-certified…
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