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USDA Issues New Guidance on Whole Grain Requirements

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 30, 2012

(April 30, 2012)—USDA has issued SP 30-2012: Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, a new policy memo...

Local sourcing

 By Steve Brooks on May 01, 2013

Working at an upscale Boston restaurant, Paul Booras took a road trip with the chef when the first plump ones came off the vines.

Flavor is never out of season

By Bill Main on Sep. 30, 2004

Once upon a time, chefs relied on the foods grown in their own backyards, on their own farms, or obtained at the local farmer's market.

Turning your restaurant green, from A-Z

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 04, 2007

From a pure public relations standpoint, going green is right up there with being trans-fat free.

Financing

Sourcing strategies

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 07, 2007

Good food on a grand scale” was Rob Katz’s mission as CEO of Vail Resorts, which operates five ski resorts housing 40 dining venues.

Indies get a tech edge

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 01, 2009

A group of regional independent broadliners, Distribution Market Advantage (DMA), was formed to enable its shareholders to court chains. It has inked...

Consumer Trends

Is it a good time to buy or sell a restaurant?

Nov. 03, 2010

BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace, has released data on business-for-sale transactions in the restaurant industry. According to BizBuySell’s third quarter Insight Report, there has been a slight increase in restaurant business sales from last year, yet the number of closed transactions is still well short of pre-recession sales.

Restaurants Poised to Raise Prices

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 28, 2011

(October 28, 2011)—Restaurants are poised to raise prices as Americans become accustomed to more expensive food at grocery stores. U.S. consumers paid 2.6...

Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee-owned Co-op To Open Distribution Center

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 08, 2012

(May 8, 2012)—A franchisee-owned distribution and purchasing cooperative for Dunkin’ Donuts has signed an agreement to lease a distribution center in...

Increasing Role for Foodservice GPOs

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 30, 2013

CHICAGO (May 30, 2013 - PRNewswire)—Recent research by Technomic shows that group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the foodservice channel continue to...

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