Health concerns driving seafood, vegetarian menu innovations, Technomic says

April 27, 2015

Seafood, vegetarian or vegan menu innovation will become essential as millennials represent a greater portion of foodservice consumers.

Boston Pizza rolls out new wings order and sauces

April 27, 2015

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based Boston Pizza introduced the Wings Two-Four, a case that holds 24 chicken wings.

Toppers inks 6-unit deal for Midwest expansion

April 27, 2015

Restaurant veteran and local resident Shane Quail will lead the growth in the area, with the backing of Nordic Venture Partners.

Lock it up: 5 ways to protect customers using mobile payments

There are plenty of cost-efficient mobile payment processors designed to fit the budget needs of small businesses, but ensuring sensitive data customers that…

GrubHub launches app for Apple Watch

April 24, 2015

GrubHub, an online and mobile food ordering and delivery service, today launched its Seamless App for Apple Watch. The company will also release a GrubHub app…

Hungry Girl takes on pizza

April 24, 2015

Champion Foods, a take-and-bake food company that has more than 10 private-label pizza brands, has partnered with Hungry Girl.

iPad POS designer announces partnership with Powa

April 24, 2015

Retailers and restaurateurs in U.S. and Asia can manage transactions through Bindo, powered by PowaPOS next generation POS hardware, according to a company…

Pizza Studio celebrating DC opening with free pizza

April 23, 2015

Co-founders Samit Varma and Ron Biskin celebrate the area's first location by giving away free pizza to customers from 11-2 pm and 5-8 pm on April 23.

NRA releases Foodamental workshop schedule for May conference

April 23, 2015

The interactive educational workshops are designed to provide guests the opportunity to see hands-on demonstrations from top chefs and industry leaders.

Datassentials releases appetizer trends report

April 23, 2015

The research, which found that 85 percent of all restaurants serve some form of an appetizer, consists of information on what appetizers consumers want the…

Panino's Pizzeria recipient of Escalon prize

April 23, 2015

Escalon Premier Brands, a division of H.J. Heinz Company L.P. that produces packaged tomatoes and tomato sauces, selected the three-unit chain Panino's…

EnviroPure receives NRA innovation award, expected to save restaurants 400 gallons of water a day

April 22, 2015

Commercial foodservice and plumbing product manufacturer T&S Brass and Bronze Works announced the National Restaurant Association awarded the company the…

Datamonitor predicts high-fiber fad will replace protein trend in 5 years

April 22, 2015

The firm also expects consumers to abandon fad diets in favor of enjoying all of the food groups in moderation.

U.S. Hispanics restaurant visits, spending outpacing non-Hispanics, study says

April 22, 2015

The U.S. Hispanic population's overall restaurant visits outpaced its population growth, research says.

Technomic releases consumer ratings, demographics report

April 22, 2015

Technomic's has unveiled its Consumer Narrative comprised of more than 7.5 million consumer ratings compiled within Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics (CBM).

Supply chain strategic value growing due to greater consumer control, Technomic says

April 22, 2015

Technomic released its latest report, State of the Foodservice Supply Chain 2014.

Cherryh Butler returns to FastCasual.com

April 22, 2015

Cherryh Butler has returned as editor of FastCasual.com and managing editor of Networld Media Group's Food and Retail publications.

Food revolution: 5 eco-friendly trends radically transforming foodservice

by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group

As restaurants race toward trends the Millennial generation embraces, enviromentally- and animal-friendly initiatives are picking up speed.

Catering to success with menu labeling

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Menu labeling goes beyond in-store menu boards to include catering programs as well as banquet dishes.

Old Chicago Pizza launches spring menu, gluten-free pizza

April 21, 2015

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom announced the launch of its new spring menu offering, including an expanded selection of Tavern Bites and Taproom Classics such as…