Women are still a long way from reaching parity with men in the executive suites and board rooms of foodservice companies, but the path to the corner office has fewer roadblocks now that it has become easier to find mentors who can help them get...
Wahoo's Fish Taco is known for its cool surfer vibe, complete with servers in Hawaiian-themed shirts and dining rooms decorated with paraphernalia from surfing and other extreme sports. But behind the scenes at the popular fast-casual...
PHILADELPHIA Aramark Corp. has inked a deal with Shell Oil Co., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, to provide foodservice for the energy company's 12,000 employees at 11 locations across the United States. Terms of the deal, including the...
DENVER The 5,000-unit Quiznos Subs chain is blurring menu categories with the limited-time promotion of a new "salad-inspired" toasted sandwich, the Peppercorn Parmesan Turkey with Bacon. The sandwich, available through May, combines...
AUSTIN Texas The owners of Austin's 10-unit County Line barbecue chain have partnered with Bob Hauser, a co-founder of the Qdoba fast-casual burrito chain, to open an Italian buffet concept called Cannoli Joe's. The 12,000-square-foot...
THE BRONX N.Y. Goya Foods, the Hispanic packaged foods manufacturer, has opened a foodservice outlet in Yankee Stadium here. The Salsa on the Go station, a part of a food court, features items made with Goya's various Latino ingredients. ...
SHEBOYGAN, WIS. —The Vollrath Co., a manufacturer of smallwares and light equipment supplies for the foodservice industry, awarded Dennis Park, the company’s vice president of sales, with the 2006 President’s Award, the highest honor...
OAK BROOK, ILL. McDonald’s Corp. earlier in his career, Ralph Alvarez managed to catapult his way to the No. 2 position at the world’s largest restaurant chain. —Despite having his ambitions rebuffed twice by Though his Golden...
Money, fame and luxury—those great motivators of business and ego—are forging a growing number of partnerships between celebrity operators and big-time real estate developers.As a flurry of multimillion-dollar and billion-dollar hotel, condo...
KNOXVILLE Tenn. The nation's largest operator of movie theaters is going into the foodservice business, according to press reports. Regal Entertainment Group, operator of the Regal, United Artist and Edwards movie-theater chains, has reportedly...
