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What's cooking across the pond?

 By Patricia Cobe on May 18, 2012

The NRA Show draws quite an international list of attendees and one of the regulars is Peter Backman, managing director of Horizons, a foodservice research and consulting company based in London. Every year, we sit down for a quick meeting to compare notes about restaurant trends in America and Britain. Here are some of the things I learned during our May 6th chat.

James Beard Foundation announces 2013 awards nominees

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 18, 2013

The James Beard Foundation announced the final nominees for its annual recognition program, which honors the country’s best and brightest chefs, restaurants, bars, sommeliers and other industry luminaries.

ID NEWS: Clark acquires small janitorials house

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 03, 2003

Clark National, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL, a $340 million broadliner and nonfoods distributor, has acquired certain assets of E-Janitorial Supply, Inc.,...

Leadership

The Power 20

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 02, 2014

Think your job is a challenging? The industry leaders that made our inaugural power list have faced some big mountains in their tenure and scaled them masterfully.

Foodservice Acquisitions Require Determination, Tenacity

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 13, 2005

"Due to the current mindset of the active acquirers, a seller should expect a deal to take longer to consummate than it normally does, if they are to obtain...

Ned Lidvall tapped to head O’Charley’s

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 22, 2015

The longtime industry veteran assumes day-to-day responsibilities from American Blue Ribbon CEO Hazem Ouf.

Extreme food vacation: Southeast Asia

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 10, 2006

A universe apart from the ethnic mom-and-pop eateries stateside, a first encounter with Asia can stagger even sophisticated food professionals.

Beverage

How 3 restaurants let customers craft their own cocktails

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jan. 19, 2016

The new drink trend is toward “build-your-own” cocktails where the guest is presented with the option of choosing drink ingredients from several categories.

50 Great Ideas 2008: 41-50

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 08, 2008

Great ideas we've seen from the restaurant industry.

2017 Top 500: Family Style

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

While some of the legacy brands (such as IHOP and Bob Evans) saw declines, Technomic Chief Insights Officer Darren Tristano expects breakfast-and-lunch concepts to keep growing.

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