Foodservice Equip & Supplies News
Restaurants Adapt to Covid with Virtual Locations and Off-Premise Services
Restaurants Adapt to Covid with Virtual Locations and Off-Premise Services Legacy pizza chains have done off-premise right for decades, from proper food preservation to a brand-friendly last-mile experience. In our current reality, the rest of the industry is in a quick rush to catch up and adapt to optimize their brand experience from end to…
Read MoreMiddleby Acquires Wild Goose Filling
Middleby Acquires Wild Goose Filling. The company brands are Wild Goose, Inline Filling Systems, and Meheen which together generate $35 million in annual revenues. “Wild Goose Filling is the domestic market leader in craft beverage filling and canning. The company has industry-leading technology serving the fast-growing craft beverage market which includes beer, seltzer, cold brew,…
Read MoreMiddleby Acquires United Foodservice
Zhuhai Guangdong China-based United Foodservice is a leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of countertop commercial foodservice equipment with recent annual revenues of approximately $10 million. “This strategic acquisition expands our capabilities in a key global location and high-demand market. We expect continued growth in Asia and this acquisition strengthens our capabilities to best…
Read MoreRestaurant Operators Brace for a Bitter Winter
Vaccines to combat COVID-19 were being rolled out, but it was expected for the next several weeks, though much if not all the winter, pandemic cases, and related deaths may continue to rise. In response, governments at state, county, and local levels were tightening limits on social gatherings, including indoor restaurant dining. Outdoor dining on…
Read More20 Restaurant Brands that Unveiled new Store Prototypes this Year, from KFC to Burger King to Chipotle
Quick-service, fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants were all impacted by the COVID pandemic, forcing a change in future store designs to accommodate more technology and less dine-in. Fast-casual and fine-dining brands alike dove into drive-thru experiences, while quick-service brands revamped menus for ease of operation and lower operational cost. Others leaned into technology with the use…
Read MoreNew York City to Halt Indoor Dining on Monday
New York City to Halt Indoor Dining on Monday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that New York City will shut down indoor dining beginning Monday, but that outdoor dining and takeout/delivery would remain. “In New York City, you put the CDC caution on indoor dining together with the rate of transmission and the density…
Read MoreThings Will Get Worse for Dave & Buster’s Before They Get Better
Things Will Get Worse for Dave & Buster’s Before They Get Better The purgatory state restaurants find themselves in – wedged between looming vaccine distribution and a COVID-19 case resurgence—continues to flare up a familiar cliché: It’s going to get worse before it gets better. But for Dave & Buster’s, it’s an irrefutable reality. The…
Read MoreGet Ready for 2021 with Leadership Principles
Get Ready for 2021 with Leadership Principles Leadership will be critical in the year to come, as you navigate uncertainty, fierce competition, and resource constraints. One way to get your organization ready for these challenges is to establish leadership principles for your organization. Transcript With 2021 just around the corner, now is the time to…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Invests in Clean Energy that Could Power 8,000 Restaurants
McDonald’s is energizing its fight against climate change by investing in wind and solar projects across the country that has enough power to operate 8,000 restaurants. In 2020, the fast-food chain finished three new virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs)—two wind farms and one portfolio of solar projects—that will be constructed in Illinois, Oklahoma, North Carolina,…
Read MoreStarbucks Plans to Open about 22,000 Stores in the Next Ten Years
It may seem like there’s already a Starbucks on every corner. But the company is still planning on adding tens of thousands more locations in the coming decade. Starbucks said at an investor event that it plans to increase its store count to about 55,000 by 2030, up from roughly 33,000 today. The company is…
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