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Chicago pizzeria owner pumps pies, sodas to front-line workers
July 24, 2020
Although the pandemic has only been a fact of life in the U.S. since March, to many, it feels like years. In fact, even the generous offers of restaurant food…
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Study: Only 42% would dine out
July 21, 2020
Fewer than half (42%) of Americans said they are planning to dine out even as regulations restricting their rights loosen, according to Harris Interactive and…
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Rapid Fired LTO solves the 'pizza or barbecue' dilemna
July 21, 2020
With many of us in these warm summer days torn on dinner choices between ordering pizza and firing up the grill, Ohio-based Rapid Fired Pizza is providing…
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Kraft Heinz invests $48M to expand Missouri manufacturing operation
July 14, 2020
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to invest in its Springfield, Missouri manufacturing facility as part of a five-year, $48 million project to enhance its…
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Merchants Foodservice CEO urges support for emergency foodservice relief bill
July 14, 2020
Andy Mercier, president and CEO of Merchants Foodservice, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has called for support of the bipartisan bill introduced to…
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Small, independent restaurants lag in COVID-19 recovery
July 10, 2020
A report from Bank of America shows that large restaurant chains are recovering faster from the COVID-19 outbreak than the rest of the industry, as small…
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As COVID-19 cases grow, restaurant transactions fall
July 7, 2020
For the second week, previous signs of recovering recovery for U.S. restaurants are wavering as the number of COVID-19 cases grows nationally. For the last…
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Partial single-use packaging trend turnaround with COVID-19
June 23, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, many, if not most, restaurants have gone back to single-use products to provide customers with clean, first-use packaging and utensils…
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Online catering marketplace debuts COVID-smart service
June 19, 2020
ezCater is launching a service, called Relish, that offers employers a safe approach to providing office-based workers with boxed lunches from local…
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Blaze Pizza's 1-day LTO 'Clawing' its way into customers' hearts
June 17, 2020
Blaze Pizza has developed a White Claw Pizza and is offering it one-day-only — Thursday — at 40 of its stores. The pie pizza crust is made with the hard…
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Steritech 'Hometown Heroes' program helped 8,100 on front lines
June 10, 2020
Food safety company, Steritech, recently paid its respects to what it calls its Hometown Heroes — front line health, long-term care and emergency workers — in…
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June 5, 2020
This year, the market researchers at Euromonitor expect per capita global consumer expenditure to decline by approximately 5% and the global economy to enter…
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Displaced restaurant workers create web series amid pandemic
June 5, 2020
In hopes of changing how people view the foodservice industry, a group of Atlanta-based restaurant workers created a web series called, "Gratuity Not Included…
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Flexibility Act en route to president: Restaurant industry breathes sigh of relief
June 4, 2020
Better loan terms, loosened FTE rehire requirements and a longer coverage period are just some of the benefits of the PPP Flexibility Act passed by the Senate…
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Little Caesars offers $3.99 large pies all week
June 2, 2020
Detroit, Michigan-based Little Caesars is offering its classic large pepperoni or cheese pizzas for $3.99. The brand said the special discount is its way of…
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June 1, 2020
Out of the more than 1 million restaurants that were in business as of this year in the U.S,, the NPD Group estimated Monday that nearly 320,000 were now…
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Yum China intros plant-based entrees at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
June 1, 2020
Yum China Holdings Inc. is partnering with plant-based "meat" provider, Beyond Meat Inc., to introduce the Beyond Burger as an LTO at select KFC, Pizza Hut and…
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House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements
May 29, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…
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Papa John's May North American comp sales soar 33.5%
May 27, 2020
Despite all the challenges of the current restaurant business environment, Louisville, Kentucky-based pizza brand, Papa John's has not only fared well over the…
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Kitchen United opens in Austin
May 21, 2020
Kitchen United, a kitchen-as-a-service company built to serve off-premise dining, has opened a center in Austin, Texas. The facility, referred to as Kitchen…
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