Foodservice designers have it tough these days. Not only have they had to cater to the largest group of restaurant diners ever, Baby Boomers, they now need to design for the next, even larger generations of customers: Millennials and the up-and-coming group of diners, Gen Zers (21 years old and younger).
BBQ, Asian still big influences.
For Zak Dolezal, general manager and chef at Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen, an upscale yet casual gastropub in Crystal Lake, Ill., going green was as much a personal choice as a professional one.
Layout efficiency and menu diversity merge in the West Café in Yale University's West Conference Center at West Haven, Conn.
Food trucks remain a popular trend in the commercial foodservice space. Here are two examples of on-site operators leveraging food truck technology to provide meals during a dining hall renovation and feed children in need during the summer months.
After a few sluggish years, are sales at chicken-oriented concepts ready to soar again? If so, an efficient, volume-driven equipment package will be critical in getting sales off the ground.
Given that narrowing profit margins and rising food costs are part of the norm these days, deciding what should stay, go or show up on menus has become an even more complex task.
In the foodservice industry, even a concept that seems simple can make a big impact.
Technomic’s Generational Consumer Trend Report released.
One "crazy" chicken concept was well ahead of its time.
Here are five tips to extend the service life of a walk-in cooler and freezer.
A quick look at some of the nation's most innovative campus foodservice programs shows that any chasm of relevancy, quality or buzz-worthiness that traditionally separated college and university dining from commercial operations has now been filled in.
Proper servicing of foodservice equipment is an often-overlooked aspect of restaurant fire prevention. In this article, a veteran service agent explores some key cooking equipment-related areas foodservice operators should address to reduce the likelihood of a fire.
Iva's Chicken Dinners in Sterling, Mich., may be one of the most homegrown restaurants ever created. The eatery opened back in 1938, after the tiny village of Sterling, Mich., struck oil.
A primer on when to repair and when to replace undercounter refrigeration equipment.
New Center Lets Students Break Bread in Style
