Sysco Extends to May Merger Termination Date with U.S. Foods
Sysco announced this week that it has notified U.S. Foods Inc. that it is extending its agreement to acquire rival U.S. Foods by 60 days in anticipation of antitrust hearings scheduled to start in...
View ArticleBoston Market Announces June 2 as “National Rotisserie Chicken Day”
Boston Market announced today the first “National Rotisserie Chicken Day” to be held on June 2. Boston Market petitioned the National Day Calendar to declare a day in honor of the healthful cooking...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Names Robert Gibbs, Former White House Press Secretary, Chief...
McDonald’s has named former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs as its global chief communications officer, as the fast-food giant looks to improve its image. The company said Gibbs will manage...
View ArticleFrom Southern Tradition to Mechanical Marvel: How Fried Chicken Lost its Bones
Bone-in fried chicken is as old as the Thirteen Colonies and, for 200 years, this traditional fried chicken went largely unchanged. But a few key technologic advances in the 20th century altered...
View ArticleChick-fil-A and Wingstop “Winners” in QSR Magazine’s Survey of Top 50 Brands
The evolution of the limited-service restaurant industry continued in 2014, as traditional powerhouses faltered while fast casuals and other rising concepts asserted themselves as forces to be reckoned...
View ArticleShake Shack Goes National with New “Chick’n Shack” Sandwich
Shake Shack this week made its new chicken sandwich, which it has been testing, available across the United States. The “Chick’n Shack” sandwich is a fried chicken sandwich that uses buttermilk herb...
View ArticleRestaurant Growth Moving at a Snail’s Pace, But Some Pockets of Stronger...
Visits to restaurants are increasing minimally quarter-after-quarter, resulting in an average lift in traffic of one percent annually, according to The NPD Group. The restaurant industry has been...
View ArticleChipotle Announces Two Moves in Quest to Regain Customers
Chipotle has announced two big moves in its ongoing quest to regain customers after food-safety scares late last year stalled the fast casual’s explosive growth, according to a report from QSR...
View ArticleChipotle Founder Steve Ells Named Sole CEO; Monty Moran Steps Down from...
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced on Monday that its board of directors has named company founder Steve Ells the company’s sole chief executive officer. Ells will also remain chairman of Chipotle’s...
View ArticleDisappointing Restaurant Sales Growth Continues; November Sales Worst Since July
Disappointing restaurant sales growth, at negative 1.3 percent in November, is the ninth consecutive month of negative same-store sales and the worst sales growth since July, according to a report in...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Announces New Partnership and Company to Act as Master Franchisee...
McDonald’s Corporation announced Monday, along with CITIC Limited, CITIC Capital Holdings, and The Carlyle Group, the formation of a partnership and company that will act as the master franchisee...
View ArticleWendy’s Announces it is Moving to Smaller Birds Across all U.S. Restaurants
On Tuesday, Wendy’s announced that it would be partnering with its chicken suppliers to use 20 percent smaller birds “far surpassing the standards of other restaurants brands,” according to a company...
View ArticlePilgrim’s Launching Line of New Chicken Sausages under its Gold’n Plump Label
Pilgrim’s announced this week that it is launching a line of new chicken sausages under its Gold’n Plump® label. The new line packs the goodness of chicken into sausages that are fully cooked and ready...
View ArticleEinstein Bros. Bagels Announces it will Align with GAP to Improve Welfare of...
Einstein Bros. Bagels announced recently in a press release that it is “making a commitment to work with its suppliers, licensees, and industry partners to improve the welfare of broiler chickens that...
View ArticleRestaurants in State of Flux; Sales Growth Slows
Even the most optimistic of restaurateurs did not expect the second quarter of 2017 to look all that different from the first. Restaurants are in a period of transition. Grocery store prices are...
View ArticlePanera Bread to Acquire Au Bon Pain Holding Company
Panera Bread announcing Wednesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Au Bon Pain Holding Co., Inc. Terms of the deal, expected to close during the fourth quarter, were not...
View ArticleTGI Fridays Adds Plant-Based Burger to its Menu; Joins Meatless Monday Campaign
TGI Fridays recently announced its partnership with plant-based trailblazer Beyond Meat and the chain has added the plant-based burger, called the “Beyond Burger” to the menu at its 450 U.S. locations...
View ArticleFrom Southern Tradition to Mechanical Marvel: How Fried Chicken Lost its Bones
Bone-in fried chicken is as old as the Thirteen Colonies and, for 200 years, this traditional fried chicken went largely unchanged. But a few key technologic advances in the 20th century altered...
View ArticleChick-fil-A and Wingstop “Winners” in QSR Magazine’s Survey of Top 50 Brands
The evolution of the limited-service restaurant industry continued in 2014, as traditional powerhouses faltered while fast casuals and other rising concepts asserted themselves as forces to be reckoned...
View ArticleShake Shack Goes National with New “Chick’n Shack” Sandwich
Shake Shack this week made its new chicken sandwich, which it has been testing, available across the United States. The “Chick’n Shack” sandwich is a fried chicken sandwich that uses buttermilk herb...
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