Food & Beverage News

As a response to the current hardship faced by the restaurant industry Hubworks, powered by Altametrics, is now offering their HACCP compliance software, Zip HACCP, free to all restaurants for life. This decision came as a result of Altametrics seeking a way to give back to the community that supports the company. As restaurants continue…

An inability to reopen at 100 percent capacity may not even be worth it for some dining establishments. Some states across the country have reopened their dining rooms and bars to various degrees while others are still waiting for relaxed guidelines from their state. But while restaurant operators and staff members might be looking forward…

Bankrupt FoodFirst Global Restaurants is seeking approval to sell at least 45 of its stores to GPEE Lender in the form of a $25 million credit bid, $50,000 in cash, and $4.5 million in assumed liabilities. GPEE is an entity formed by GP Investments, the ultimate owner of FoodFirst, and Earl Enterprises, which owns and…

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has led a Denny’s franchisee in New York to close 15 restaurants in the central and Finger Lakes areas of the state. The franchisee, Feast American Diners LLC, filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications, or WARN notices, for 15 restaurant closures, citing “unforeseeable business circumstances prompted by COVID-19. “Due…

Concerns over profitability and food quality for years kept the restaurant from expanding into delivery. This summer, however, Brinker announced it will offer the service nationwide through an exclusive deal with third-party platform DoorDash. Sales in the fourth quarter ended June 26 increased 2% to $701.9 million from $688.2 million in the same period last…

Dunkin’ is getting into the electoral spirit more than five months ahead of the U.S. presidential election with a campaign that turns selecting a favorite donut into a bit of a patriotic play. Dunkin’ is celebrating National Donut Day by introducing the six candidates in the Donut Party. “This year, for obvious reasons, we thought…

A major expansion of home delivery is helping Tim Hortons slowly inch its way out of a months-long sales slump. Tim Hortons’ parent Restaurant Brands International Inc. on Thursday reported that the coffee chain’s comparable sales are now showing declines of around 25 per cent, an improvement on the early days of the pandemic. The…

Papa John’s North American same-store sales skyrocketed 33.5 percent in May, eclipsing a company record it just set in April. The figure is more than four times higher than what the company captured in January and more than six times higher than what it reached in February. The pizza chain is coming off a month…

Popeyes took a slight dip in the second half of March, as sales ran flat, year-over-year. But the COVID-19-fueled slowdown didn’t last. The brand’s wildly popular chicken sandwich proved to be pandemic proof. Parent company Restaurant Brands International revealed in a securities filing Thursday that the chicken chain’s comparable sales jumped into the “positive low-40s”…

It’s a sharp contrast from trends in recent months. Prior to the pandemic, a historically tight labor market was pushing employers to get creative to find and keep talent. But if restaurants are able to win back customers, the summer jobs could follow. One in six restaurant businesses operate on a seasonal basis, and they depend…