food

Report on School Wellness Fails to Feature School Meal Successes

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 09, 2010

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (June 8, 2010)—A study released today on health-related policies in elementary schools fails to report on significant improvements in...

Technology

E-commerce giants try restaurant delivery

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 17, 2014

Uber, Amazon are testing new high-tech ways to function as a middleman between restaurants and consumers.

Financing

Mistake-proof your opening

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 31, 2012

The Restaurant Business annual Restaurant Growth Index can direct you to the best opportunities for your next location. But there are may mistakes to avoid after that.

Cherries

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2010

Fresh cherries can go beyond the traditional pit spitting and pie filling for real summer enjoyment. Here’s how this juicy red fruit has gone savory.

Olive Garden turnaround helps lift Darden profits

Mar. 20, 2015

The promised revamp at Olive Garden already is helping to boost its parent company's bottom line, with Darden reporting thrid-quarter fiscal earnings that met expectations on revenue and beat them on profit.

Panera's higher purpose

By Peter Romeo on May 01, 2012

On first blush, it’s like learning Warren Buffett has changed his name to Moonbeam and moved into a commune, one sweat lodge over from Donald Trump’s. Panera Bread, one of the restaurant industry’s biggest financial successes, the proof of free enterprise’s potential, the pin-up above the headboard of so many arch-capitalists, isn’t sold on the whole profit-motive thing.

Pate Dawson Company Names Mutton as President of its Meat and Seafood Solutions

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 27, 2010

GOLDSBORO, NC (July 26, 2010)—Foodservice distributor Pate Dawson Company announced today that meat industry veteran Bill Mutton has been named president...

McDonald’s tries kale on the menu

By Kelsey Squire on May 07, 2015

The burger giant tests the trendy green vegetable in a new breakfast bowl

Consumer Trends

Drive-thru windows drive takeout business

May 31, 2012

Drive-thru windows at quickservice restaurants are essential to the American eating style—and essential to QSR profitability. According to the NPD Group, there were 12.4 billion restaurant visits via drive-thru windows in 2011— a 2% increase from the prior year.

Gordon Food Stores opens Marketplace store in Okemos

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 18, 2010

OKEMOS, Mich. (August 16, 2010)—Gordon Food Service, a Michigan-based company and North America's largest family-owned foodservice distributor, opened its...

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