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US Foods Announces Winner of the 2011 Healthcare Symposium Culinary Challenge

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 10, 2011

ROSEMONT, IL (November 10, 2011 - Marketwire)—US Foods announced the chef team from New York University (NYU) Medical Center has won the 2011 Healthcare...

US Foods Activates Solar Panel System in Phoenix

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 16, 2011

PHOENIX, AZ (November 16, 2011 - MarketWire)—US Foods activated a 905 kilowatt, 3,934 photovoltaic solar panel system at its Phoenix division distribution...

New Distributor Joins Legacy Foodservice Alliance

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 17, 2011

GLENN ALLEN, VA (November 16, 2011)—Legacy Foodservice Alliance announced Tufo's Wholesale Foods has joined as a distributor member effective November 5,...

King & Prince Recalls Nova Style Salmon, Other Products Due To Listeria Risks

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 25, 2011

BRUNSWICK, GA (November 25, 2011)—King & Prince Seafood Corp. has initiated a voluntary recall of Nova Style cold smoked salmon and sable fish lox, salmon...

Dynamic Fuels and Mansfield Oil Aim to Bring Synthetic Renewable Diesel to the Fleet Market

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 01, 2012

GAINESVILLE, GA (February 1, 2012 - PR Web)—Dynamic Fuels, LLC, operator of the first commercial advanced biofuels plant in the United States, has entered...

The week in ideas, February 17, 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 17, 2012

This week: an inadvertent idea from the Heart Attack Grill. An edible balloon from Alinea. More racist receipts from idiots in our industry. And some disquieting news out of Technomic.

Consumers Give Retailers High Marks on Restaurant-Quality Food

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 14, 2012

CHICAGO (February 14, 2012 - PRNewswire)—Recent consumer research by food industry consultants Technomic indicates that retailers' prepared food offerings...

Success of Fast Casual Restaurant Chains Will Influence Entire Industry

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 08, 2012

CHICAGO (February 8, 2012)—If imitation is the highest form of flattery then successful fast casual restaurant chains should be flattered because...

Chartwells Plays to the Trends in 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 02, 2012

RYE BROOK, NY (February 2, 2012)—Chartwells’ Simply Good Fresh and Local program has experienced tremendous success in its schools with 89% of 534...

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The morning daypart continues to rise and shine

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 01, 2012

Restaurant dinner checks may be shrinking along with patrons’ wallets, but morning people are putting their money where their mouths are.

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