Global Foodservice News
JINYA Creates New Growth Vehicle to Meet COVID Times
On the cusp of a full-blown global crisis last year, JINYA Holdings knew major changes were ahead. Marketing Director Justin Bartek joined right before the shutdowns in March 2020, and so did the director of IT and director of training. The group was responsible for preparing the brand for COVID, which was quite the task considering…
Read More3 Reasons Businesses Should Be Starting Now
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only changed the trajectory of people’s livelihoods and businesses’ bottom lines but society in general. As a result, many normalities from employment to public health to how we communicate, have been changed forever. Looking ahead, research unsurprisingly suggests that 2021 will be a year of transition. Apart from any catastrophes…
Read MoreThe Global Foodservice News March 15, 2021 Edition
When was the last time you left a conversation feeling actually, completely motivated? . . . . How to Use Performance Reviews to Motivate Employees When was the last time you left a conversation feeling actually, completely motivated? Like your goals and priorities have been put into focus, your synapses are firing, and you’re excited…
Read MoreThe Startup that Saved the Restaurant Industry in the Nick of Time
Nick Kokonas, CEO of the restaurant reservations platform Tock, is meeting a handful of new employees over Zoom for the first time. The latest hires of his rapidly growing Chicago-based company are tuning in from their apartments. He’s logging in from a house in Lake Tahoe that he’s rented for a few weeks in January…
Read MoreApplebee’s Parent Foresees a Future Encompassing Virtual Brands
With a new CEO at the helm, the parent of Applebee’s and IHOP is adjusting its plan for the post-pandemic era to reflect recent lessons from the pandemic, including what the company learned from the discontinued test of a virtual wings concept. Executives of Dine Brands Global said a second virtual venture, Cosmic Wings, will…
Read MoreStimulus Checks could Give Restaurants a Boost for up to 7 Weeks, Research Shows
The $1,400 stimulus checks that will be distributed to Americans under a certain income threshold (likely $75,000 for individuals and $150,000 for households) as part of President Joe Biden’s American Recovery Plan could lift restaurant sales by low-mid single digits for up to seven weeks, an analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence released Wednesday predicts. In comparison,…
Read MoreFamous Dave’s Plans Quick ‘Que Service Format
BBQ Holdings Inc. is working with a Famous Dave’s franchisee to open its first line-service Quick ‘Que model in September, the company says. The Minnetonka, Minn.-based Famous Dave’s, which has 117 restaurants, will open the new streamlined format in Coon Rapids, Minn., with DTSG, a legacy franchise group. Famous Dave’s has traditionally offered a table-service…
Read MoreFreddy’s Frozen Custard Sold to Thompson Street Capital Partners
Thompson Street Capital Partners has acquired Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, the 360-unit fast-casual concept, the St. Louis, Mo.-based private equity firm said. Terms of the deal with the Wichita, Kan.-based Freddy’s were not disclosed. Freddy’s was founded in 2002 in Wichita and features a menu of steakburgers, shoestring fries, and frozen custard. The company…
Read MoreStarbucks Promotes Regional vice President Dennis Brockman to Global Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced the promotion of Midwest regional vice president, Dennis Brockman to senior vice president and global chief inclusion and diversity officer. He replaces Nzinga Shaw, who left the company in December to work for Marsh & McLennan. Additionally, Michael Hines has been promoted from director of inclusion and diversity compliance and analytics…
Read MoreUS Affirms no Transmission of COVID-19 through Food or Packaging
A joint statement issued Feb. 18 by the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscored “there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the…
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