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Gordon Food Service Signs with Culver's and ButterBurger

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Gordon Food Service here, the fourth largest foodservice distributor in North America, has signed a food distribution agreement with CfSi,...

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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.

CHICAGO (May 26, 2010)—Sandwiches and burgers werethe only broad food category to post servings growth at both quick service restaurants and full service...

One of the signature events at the New York City Wine & Food Festival is the Burger Bash, a competition that this year pitted 20 restaurants against each other to see who grills the best burger.

We’ve seen a lot of great ideas so far this year: McDonald’s idea to ban gestation crates. Chefs organizing against fracking. A restaurant security guard using a sword to hold back a robber!

“Grilling will be hot across the country this Memorial Day weekend, but the steady growth we have tracked in grilling has actually come to an end,” said Harry Balzer, vice president of The NPD Group and author of The 27th Annual Eating Patterns in America Report.

Starved for growth at other mealtimes, as companies battle to change how American's start their day, who will win the day?

Continuing its sell-off strategy, the burger chain will hand off 500 more stores to franchisees, reducing company ownership to about 5 percent by mid-2016. Wendy's unloaded more than 230 stores in 2014 as well.

Restaurant Business Magazine asked Technomic's Executive Vice President Darren Tristano to comment on what trends The Future 50 chains reveal.

The franchisor says it’s already spent more than $1 million to defend itself against “joint employer” complaints that would levy $50,000 in penalties.

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