FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. It began with a new take on a popular food. Thinking about starting a business two years ago, Michael Gordon and Vaughan Lazar tossed around the idea of an organic pizza restaurant. Gordon struck on the idea of...
DALLAS —With economic factors exerting a growing squeeze on profits as environmentalism grows, construction and design executives in the retail and foodservice industries will need to adopt more energy-efficient and Earth-friendly...
SCOTTSDALE ARIZ. Kahala Corp., parent company and franchisor of such quick-service brands as Blimpie International, Coldstone Creamery, Ranch*1 and Samurai Sam’s, said it is in the development stage of a three-year plan to incorporate more...
For Michael Gordon, saving the earth one pizza at a time is not just his company’s motto— it’s how he lives his life every day.Gordon, who co-founded Pizza Fusion, a four-unit, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based full-service pizza chain, along with his...
DALLAS —In an effort to cut energy costs and protect the environment, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the Department of Defense’s oldest and largest operator of food-service and retail stores...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Kahala Corp., franchisor of such quick-service chains as Blimpie, Cold Stone Creamery, Ranch*1 and Samurai Sam’s, said it is drafting a three-year plan to incorporate more sustainable and green practices at all of its 12 brands. ...
A20-year veteran of the Boston-area restaurant industry, Paul Booras has seen a lot of foodservice trends come and go over the years. But one trend he thinks has staying power is the movement toward alternative energy sources, such...
BARCELONA SPAIN —Chefs, with their ability to affect consumer tastes through new culinary trends, are in a unique position to help protect the world’s aquaculture by supporting the use of sustainable...
