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Reinhart Expanding Distribution Center

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 05, 2011

SHAWANO, WI (December 5, 2011)—Reinhart FoodService, LLC, announced that it is expanding its Shawano, Wis. distribution center. The $5 million project has...

Top brands on Twitter

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on Mar. 01, 2012

Top brands on Twitter: Starbucks, Subway, McDonald's, Taco Bell and Dunkin' Donuts share their social media strategies.

Louisiana Seafood crowns a new king

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on May 29, 2012

Chef Cory Bahr passed his crown and the title of “King of Louisiana Seafood” to Chef Keith Frentz of LOLA in Covington, La. at the 5th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. The cook-off, held by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, was part of the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, an annual five-day festival.

Sysco Acquires Texas Seafood Distributor

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 30, 2012

HOUSTON (August 24, 2012 - Houston Business Journal) Sysco Corp. recently reached an agreement to acquire Louisiana Foods, a Houston-based seafood and...

Markon Launches Produce-centric Mobile App

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 12, 2013

SALINAS, CA (February 12, 2013)—Markon Cooperative, Inc., the produce source of eight independently owned foodservice companies, launched a mobile app that...

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The pursuit of customer satisfaction

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2013

Mike Roberts’ is doing what he’s always done: following the customer. It’s tempting to see Guest Editor Mike Roberts’ new LYFE Kitchen and its array of socially responsible attributes as a departure from his old job as Global President and COO of McDonald’s.