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Myrtle Beach welcoming food truck festival
March 31, 2017
The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Food Truck Festival starts Saturday. Running from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., it will include all-day entertainment, a beer garden…
read nowIowa City tests new food truck rules
March 31, 2017
Food truck operators hope a pilot program not only fulfills late-night food cravings but can also expand downtown Iowa City's food truck culture, according to…
read nowChicago mayor wants to allow food trucks at city's airports
March 31, 2017
Food trucks, which have become a pivotal part of Chicago's culinary scene, would be allowed to set up shop in staging areas at O'Hare and Midway airports under…
read nowGrowth slows for restaurant chains in 2016
March 31, 2017
The Top 500 chain restaurants experienced a deceleration in 2016 with cumulative sales growth checking in at 3.6 percent, down from 5.2 percent the prior year…
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NRA to Congress: Full-steam ahead on Small Business Health Fairness Act
March 27, 2017
Although groups like the Consumers Union strongly oppose it, the National Restaurant Association today said it sent a letter to Congress giving its support to…
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NRA to Congress: 'Press go on health act but fix it later'
March 22, 2017
National Restaurant Association Policy and Government Affairs EVP Cicely Simpson today told Speaker of the House and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to press forward with…
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NRA implores Congress: 'Keep debit-swipe fee controls in place'
March 22, 2017
The National Restaurant Association has joined forces with dozens of other restaurant groups to launch a campaign against repealing debit swipe-fee protections…
read nowCompany launches platform to lower costs of mobile-ordering deployments
March 21, 2017
Avanti, the company that provided Subway with its mobile-ordering platform, has made it possible for smaller chains to use the same type of system since it…
read nowFree download: 5 Essential Strategies for Selecting and Implementing a Cloud-Based POS
March 20, 2017
Implementing crucial technology, such as a new cloud-based POS, can be a challenge if you don't know what you are up against. To help operators avoid any…
read nowPopcorn is on a roll in Minneapolis
March 16, 2017
The QSR snack food trend continues to grow, making this an ideal time for the world's largest popcorn franchise retailer, Doc Popcorn, to take the chain's…
read nowA day without women in the restaurant industry?
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
March 6, 2017
Women contribute largely to the restaurant industry, according to the Departmentment of Labor, which reported that in 2015, the foodservice industry as a whole…
read nowManitowoc Foodservice rebranded as Welbilt
March 6, 2017
Manitowoc Foodservice Inc. announced today that it has completed its name change to Welbilt Inc. and will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange…
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[WEBINAR] Food safety, human error and the digital age
February 24, 2017
It's true. The number of foodborne illnesses has grown in recent years. In fact, from 1990 to 2014, the number of such incidents reported increased 81 percent…
read nowResearch: Worldwide political uncertainty = unpredictable economies
February 24, 2017
The wildly fluctuating and uncertain political climate in both the U.S. and Europe may cause some real problems for the economy this year for both areas, while…
read nowWorkers' groups quiet about Trump's pick to replace Hardee's CEO as labor sec nominee
February 20, 2017
President Trump's latest pick for labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, has evoked little response from workers' rights and other organizations supporting…
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Fake news on McDonald's and Chipotle stopped in its tracks
February 15, 2017
Fake news is again causing problems for the foodservice industry, this time inolving McDonald's and Chipotle. The event also involved reporters at USA Today…
read nowNew restaurant rating system focuses on economic impact
February 14, 2017
Food industry veteran Sara Brito and entrepreneur Jeff Hermanson have collaborated to create a new rating system for all restaurants based on economic impact…
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Harris poll yields dim glow for restaurant brands
February 14, 2017
These are not only tumultuous but very partisan times in the U.S., and a Harris Poll indicated that the public perception of foodservice brands often swirls…
read nowFiveStars partners with Advantage Waypoint to drive growth, company expansion
August 3, 2015
Marketing automation and loyalty program provider FiveStars is partnering with Advantage Waypoint to drive merchant expansion and speed growth.
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