Foodservice Equip & Supplies News

Kristen Hartman has been promoted to brand president at Cinnabon, Inc., a subsidiary of Focus Brands, Inc. Ms. Hartman will be responsible for the brand’s strategy and continued business growth. Ms. Hartman joined Focus Brands in 2012 as vice-president of marketing. In 2015, she was promoted to senior vice-president of global marketing for the snack…

Do you think the music you hear in a restaurant matters? And how much does it matter? Interior design strategies are vital for any successful restaurant. Menus, lighting, seating layout, materials, and colors all combine to deliver a great customer experience and to bring the brand to life. Of all sensory inputs, we respond quickest…

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Noah’s New York Bagels has officially pulled the wraps off its first new restaurant in several years, providing a blueprint for new units and design elements for an ongoing remodeling program, president Tyler Ricks said. Noah’s, a division of JAB Holding Co.’s Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, opened the new 2,300-square-foot restaurant in Oakland, Calif., and…

Jubilant FoodWorks forms JV with Golden Harvest to launch Domino’s Pizza in Bangladesh Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts outlets in India, said it has formed a joint venture with Golden Harvest QSR Ltd of Bangladesh to launch Domino’s Pizza in the neighboring country. Golden Harvest QSR, which is an entity…

A bar offering pairings of appetite-inducing cocktails with ingredients such as Aperol and Campari, served alongside aged parmigiano reggiano and Cerignola green olives, anchors one corner of the company’s new Reserve store, opening on the ground floor of its Sodo headquarters building . It’s the first of up to 1,000 such high-end stores Starbucks has…

Dairy Queen is moving its headquarters just down the street from Edina to Bloomington as the nearly 80-year-old ice cream shop and fast-food franchise continues to reinvent itself. International Dairy Queen Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will relocate its franchisee support center to occupy more than 50,000 square feet at the 8000 Tower…

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts outlets in India, said it has formed a joint venture with Golden Harvest QSR Ltd of Bangladesh to launch Domino’s Pizza in the neighboring country. Golden Harvest QSR, which is an entity of the diversified Golden Harvest group that has businesses across food, dairy, logistics…

The National Restaurant Association announced the recipients of the 2018 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards, honoring progressive equipment that increases efficiencies and productivity for back-of-the-house operations and benefits restaurant operators. Each recipient and their product will be showcased in the interactive Kitchen Innovations Showroom at the 2018 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, to be held…

In her new role, Ms. Steinwand will be responsible for all aspects of Subway’s global operations, including restaurant and field operations, as well as transforming the customer experience in the restaurant. Additionally, Ms. Steinwand will continue to lead the Learning and Development team. Most recently, she was director of franchisee services, and she also was…