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An expanded menu, including grilled chicken salads and sandwiches, and a larger footprint with more seats and widescreen televisions than the traditional units positions this new sports concept for an appealing entry into new markets.

Feierstein joins self-serve yogurt chain.

Restaurant visits that included a kid's meal with a toy declined by 6 percent last year, The NPD Group reported.

New chef brings hotel and resort expertise to new position.

Created by Larry McGuire and Tom Moorman, this new Austin, Texas-based concept is named after the Spanish word for strawberry. Fresa's Chicken al Carbon features drive-thru or walk-up take-out service only for its Mexican-inspired, locally pasture-raised chicken, slow-grilled over hardwood charcoal.

NRA and CRFA partner to bring Conserve tool to Canada this fall.

As the first half of the year comes to a close, now is a good time to take inventory of the state of the U.S. economy and how the foodservice industry has fared compared to other industries to date.

Facility will service foodservice operators, consultants, sales reps and others. 

News on The Habit Burger Grill and U-Swirl, Inc.

Sanford becomes vice chairman of the board for the 33-unit sports bar chain.

Promoted from within to new position.

Expands manufacturing capabilities in the process.

Flynn becomes the chicken wing chain's executive chairman of the board.

Beef O'Brady's buys into a new concept, The Egg & I Restaurants scramble into a new market, Seattle's Best expands the use of a new menu concept and much more.

There's no shortage of economic news these days but finding reliable sources that provide consistent results can be a challenge. In this week's blog post, Jerry Stiegler examines a few options and explores a variety of foodservice data, including comparable store sales for some chains, consumer traffic levels for the first quarter and more.

Moved closer to transportation infrastructure.

Coleman to become interim CEO during search for permanent leader.

Foodservice equipment and supplies industry veteran Affani joins AllPoints.

Company launches search to replace its founder.

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