Food & Beverage News & Media
19 Fla. counties cleared, ready to ship tomatoes
June 11, 2008
MAITLAND, Fla. — Florida's tomato growers in the state's prime tomato-producing regions enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's…
read nowRestaurants shift beverage strategies, study shows
June 11, 2008
CHICAGO — Limited-service restaurants have reduced the number of beverage items on their menus compared to the prior year, reports foodservice consultants…
read nowFDA issues consumer, restaurant tomato warning
June 9, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to consumers and restaurateurs nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been…
read nowBillions invested in farming as food prices increase
June 8, 2008
The New York Times: Huge investment funds have started to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into commodities like wheat, corn and soybeans. Now, a few large…
read nowL.A. Times conducts calorie-count comparisons
June 8, 2008
LA Times: Restaurants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Pizza Hut and McDonald's are offering consumers menu items lower in fat and calories. The following are…
read nowReport reveals consumers' age-based restaurant distinctions
June 5, 2008
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Technomic Information Services has released a "Generational Consumer Trend Report," which found that age-based distinctions among…
read nowVIDEO: Wine, spirits event debuts at NRA Show
June 2, 2008
CHICAGO — The first International Wine, Beer & Spirits Event at the 89th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago…
read nowVIDEO: New NRA chairman discusses host of industry issues
June 1, 2008
CHICAGO — Michael Kaufman, newly named chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association, is ready to move the NRA into a higher position of…
read nowNRA Show: Pepsico partners with Green Restaurant Association
May 19, 2008
PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Foodservice has entered into a strategic partnership with the not-for-profit Green Restaurant Association in an effort to assist…
read nowNRA Show: McDonald's CEO talks unity, gets blast from the past
May 18, 2008
Calling the confluence of problems now facing the restaurant industry "a perfect storm," Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, the largest restaurant operation in…
read nowNSF Int'l launches beverage-quality program
May 1, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International (NSF) has announced the launch of a new Beverage Quality Certification Program. The program expands the scope of NSF's…
read nowNY eateries lose calorie-posting appeal
April 29, 2008
AFP: A court has ordered fast-food restaurants in New York to start posting the calorie content of their meals after the New York State Restaurant Association…
read nowChick-fil-A founder gets into pizza business
April 27, 2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Truett Cathy, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chick-fil-A, is opening a pizzeria in Atlanta. The 87-year-old…
read nowYum Brands to host Q1 earnings call
April 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, A&W and Long John Silver's brands, will host the company's 200…
read nowOrganic To Go launches organic pizza
April 9, 2008
SEATTLE — Organic To Go is launching Pizza Organico, a new line of organic stone hearth pizzas, to its line of corporate catering offerings. Pizza Organico…
read nowNYC delays calorie-count requirement
March 27, 2008
New York Daily News: The New York City Health Department has delayed a plan that would require restaurant chains to post calorie counts on menu boards starting…
read nowBaltimore bans trans fats in restaurants
March 27, 2008
Baltimore Business Journal: With the March 27 signature of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, a bill that bans restaurants from serving foods made with trans fats…
read nowResearch and Markets adds 'The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation'
March 25, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the addition of "The Restaurant: From Concept to Operation, 5th Edition" to its offering. The revised and…
read nowDigital Signage Today publishes exclusive industry survey
March 25, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Digital Signage Today, an Internet news site covering the digital signage industry, has published the 77-page guide "Digital Signage: The…
read nowYum one of Top 10 employers in China
March 23, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands China has been named one of the "Top 10 Best Employers in China" by China Central TV. Yum was the only restaurant company to…
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