Category: Restaurant & Foodservice

July 31, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – July 2013

Personnel Updates: Allied Buying Corporation named Tom Venetis as Executive Director, succeeding Tom Wilhelm. American Gaming Association named Geoff Freeman...

By Linda Helman

July 25, 2013

Company Snapshot: Sonic Corp.

Address: 300 Johnny Bench Dr Ste 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Telephone: 405-225-5000 Internet Homepage: www.sonicdrivein.com Total Current Locations: 3,526...

By Linda Helman

July 11, 2013

Good evening, my name is iPad…

Customers would like to see menus and wine lists on iPads or similar tablets at their table as well as...

By Linda Helman

June 27, 2013

Company Snapshot: IKEA

This month the spotlight is on IKEA International Group, the Swedish-based operator of its namesake stores, which is celebrating 70...

By Linda Helman

June 20, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – June 2013

Personnel Updates: American Blue Ribbon Holdings named Bill Streitberger as Chief People Officer. Applebee’s named Peter Czizek as VP of...

By Linda Helman

June 13, 2013

Looking Back at THE Show

The 94th Annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, aka NRA Show 2013, was held in Chicago May 18-21. Perhaps...

By Linda Helman

May 30, 2013

Company Snapshot: Pat O’Brien’s Bar Inc.

Pat O'Brien opened the doors to his eponymous bar on Dec. 3, 1933, two days before the repeal of Prohibition,...

By Linda Helman

May 16, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – May 2013

Personnel Updates: Accor terminated its Chairman/CEO Denis Hennequin “with immediate effect.” American Blue Ribbon Holdings has named Bill Streitberger as...

By Linda Helman

May 8, 2013

Introducing the 2013 Database of Foodservice Distributors

The online Plus version of 2013 Database of Foodservice Distributors includes more than 4,650 companies and provides over 19,000 names...

By Linda Helman

April 25, 2013

Company Snapshot: First Watch Restaurants Inc.

A “first watch” is a nautical term that refers to the first shift of the day. In keeping with that...

By Linda Helman

April 18, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – April 2013

Personnel Updates: Bloomin’ Brands’ Chief Brand Officer Jodi Bilney resigned effective 3/29. Bojangles’ hired Tammy Kravitz as Coordinator for Local...

By Linda Helman

April 11, 2013

Eighty Years Later and Still Goin’ Strong…

In 1933, Irving Slobod published The List of Restaurant Chains, a compilation of a few hundred restaurant operators across the...

By Linda Helman

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