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McLane Receives Golden Pallet Award for Excellence in Warehousing

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 14, 2009

TEMPLE, TX (Oct. 12, 2009)—McLane Grocery, a division of McLane Company Inc., has announced that its New Jersey division has received the Golden Pallet...

Financing

Minding their food miles

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2010

Pizza Fusion sources locally in eight states (and counting). How they tamed a logistical monster.

USDA Research Compares Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2010

(June 24, 2010)—To improve understanding of how local food products are introduced into the broader food system and potential barriers to expansion,...

Consumer Trends

Convenience stores are grabbing more foodservice customers

Oct. 05, 2010

The economy may still be sluggish, but things picked up for the convenience store (C-store) channel. The NPD Group states that traffic, sales and average visits increased in the second quarter of 2010. While store visits are increasing, pay-at-the-pump visits are steady and dual visits—pay-at-the-pump plus store—are declining.

U.S. Foodservice Promotes Strict Food Safety Standards at Global Food Safety Conference

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 24, 2011

ROSEMONT, IL (February 22, 2011 - Business Wire)—U.S. Foodservice further solidified its commitment to food safety by participating in the Global Food...

August 2011 Ideas Index

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2011

Pricing: Instead of discounting, add value. Brown’s Chicken offers incentives the more you spend on catering.

Developing a successful signature item

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 30, 2000

A special brand personality is going to be extremely important in the 21st century.

Kent McClelland of Shamrock Foods Given Cornerstone Award

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 02, 2011

FORT WORTH, TX (November 1, 2011 - IFDA)—Kent McClelland, president and COO of Shamrock Foods Company, was recognized for his leadership and exceptional...

When one door closes

By Bill Main on Sep. 05, 2001

When an employee leaves, it's rarely a pleasant experience. Terminations are difficult, time consuming and intrusive on an already busy day. Even with an amicable parting, you're still left with a pile of papers and a job to fill.

Consumer Trends

The Week in Franchising, March 6

Mar. 06, 2012

A roundup of developments affecting franchisees and franchisors.

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