NRA Releases its 2025 State of the Industry Report
What did we learn from the NRA’s 2025 State of the Industry report? What’s the actual cost of brand loyalty? How do restaurant operators see tariffs impacting their businesses? Answers to these questions and more This Week in Foodservice.
Beverage Boom
The beverage business continues to drive customer visits across a variety of operator segments.
Ricca Design Studios' Lenny Condenzio to Receive the FE&S Hall of Fame Award
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies will present longtime foodservice consultant Lenny Condenzio, FCSI of Ricca Design Studios with the magazine’s 2025 Hall of Fame Award.
What’s new at Jason’s Deli?
How is return to office impacting restaurants? What’s new at Jason’s Deli? How did Chili’s become America’s favorite restaurant? Plus, a breakdown of how proposed tariffs might impact foodservice operators and the industry’s supply chain.
FE&S Names Bargreen Ellingson 2025 Dealer of the Year
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies named Washington-based Bargreen Ellingson the 2025 recipient of the magazine’s acclaimed Dealer of the Year Award.
Former Operator Turned DSR Shares What he's Learned
Jesse Durham, Avanti Restaurant Solutions
Pancakes with a Side of Pics
This breakfast chain builds an audience through bold food and social sharing.
Designing for Food Bank Expansion
Through a renovation and expansion of the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, the nonprofit’s leadership team set out to expand its efforts to fight hunger in 24 counties in Oklahoma. One in six Oklahomans is food insecure, according to the food bank. The need for food in this part of the state was significant, as was the need for an efficient way to feed people.
New Bakery Designed Around Kolaches
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been renowned for St. Ludmila Catholic Church’s Kolach Festival for more than 50 years. The annual fundraising event typically includes carnival rides, bingo games, raffles, a silent auction, a beer and wine garden, and live entertainment. The main attraction, however, are the kolaches, traditional Czech and Slovak fruit-filled pastries.
The Sweet Spot in an In-Between Niche
Fast-casual restaurants have always been defined by what they’re not — not fast food, not full service. Now, they’re redefining themselves to meet new consumer needs.
