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Pilgrim's Pride Introduces 'Fresh From Florida' Chicken for Customers Who Prefer Local

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 10, 2010

FLORIDA (June 10, 2010 - PRNewswire)—In a move aimed at appealing to Florida customerswho prefer locally grown products, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, in...

NYC restaurants adjust to the costs of a polystyrene ban

By Simedar Jackson on Jul. 01, 2015

The ban taking effect Wednesday has taught many places that being more green will cost more green, too.

Merchants Foodservice: The Sleeping Giant Wakes Up;At 100, Southeast Broadliner Nears $200 Million

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 23, 2004

For Merchants Foodservice, the erstwhile sleeping giant distributorship based in Hattiesburg, MS, spring came in the mid-1980s, when its management team...

Fuel Cell-Powered Electric Lift Trucks at UNFI Distribution Center

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 19, 2010

FLORIDA (August 18, 2010)—In an advance for hydrogen fuel cell technology, Abel Womack Inc has retrofitted 36 pallet jacks and supplied 29 new...

Airport dismisses 40% of restaurant applicants over E-Verify

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 18, 2015

The batch rejection came late in the game for Atlanta’s main travel hub, triggering likely delays.

Sysco Names President of Wisconsin Unit

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 05, 2005

Bertrand, who currently serves as executive vice president of Sysco Food Services - Chicago, Inc., assumes his new positions effective immediately. Bertrand,...

Third Sysco Distribution Center Converts To Plug Power GenDrive Fuel Cells

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 20, 2011

LATHAM, N.Y. (January 19, 2011)—Plug Power Inc. announced the third purchase order it has received from Sysco Corporation for its GenDrive ® fuel cell...

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Rydell Named Saval

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 23, 2006

"We are pleased to welcome someone of Ken's considerable talent and achievement to the Saval family," said Saval.A 19-year resident of Powhatan County,...

Burger going backwards

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 25, 2011

A wholesaler of oversized burger patties is reversing the usual restaurant-to-retail route by launching a fast-casual chain based on a familiar grocery-store brand.

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