Casual dining chain taps longtime employee Dolan to serve as chief marketing officer.
Restaurant industry veteran joins the global burger chain.
Twenty-three foodservice equipment manufacturers’ to showcase their innovations during its 2015 convention in Chicago.
Chicken franchisor taps former IHOP executive to serve as COO and promotes a new president to its international operations.
Ignite sells Italian-themed casual dining concept to a venture capital firm for $8 million in cash.
Increase in same-store sales helps buoy the Restaurant Performance Index.
Former Kraft executive takes a leadership position with the polished casual dining chain.
Tavistock Restaurants' co-founder joins the Mexican-themed restaurant chain.
Multi-line foodservice equipment manufacturer Unified Brands named Patricia Gooden to the newly created position of director of product development.
Award to be presented at Dealer of the Year Gala.
Independent manufacturers' reps project a 4.5 percent increase in sales for the first quarter of 2015.
Mark Lancaster was appointed vice president of human resources for Ali Group North America.
Sugar Bust
With sugar getting a bad rap in health circles, some chefs and restaurants now incorporate more natural, less processed sweeteners to add extra flavor to their after-meal treats. Some trending examples include agave nectar, raw honey, molasses and maple syrup.
Former California Pizza Kitchen executive joins the emerging family-friendly restaurant chain.
Not so very long ago, “going out to eat” meant partaking in a sit-down meal at a restaurant, cafeteria or QSR. But nowadays, food has to keep up with the fast-paced lifestyles of time-crunched consumers. To meet that demand, operators from all industry segments now take food outside the traditional brick-and-mortar operations and bring it right to the patron, whether it’s via food trucks, kiosks, pop-up restaurants or myriad other delivery methods.
