SAN FRANCISCO —Consumers across five countries want a greater say about food ingredients, safety and quality, according to a new research report. The study, based on a survey of 1,000 consumers in the United States, China...
Restaurant sales growth is sluggish these days, but research company Technomic expects sales of prepared food in supermarkets to grow by 7 percent this year.As the eating public becomes more price-sensitive and supermarkets improve the food they...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —Chefs from an array of chains learned about the growing popularity of mojitos, the increasing challenge from prepared supermarket food, the importance of choosing the right flour and much more at the seventh annual...
Despite slowdowns in customer traffic, lower tips, and higher prices for food and gas, restaurant workers have not decreased their contributions to company-sponsored employee relief funds, though some chains see more staff requests for financial...
LOUISVILLE Ky. —Despite the commodity inflation that has challenged dough- and bread-centered restaurant concepts, six-unit Calistoga Bakery Cafe has attracted the backing of pizza chain mogul John...
Areport on the state of the casual-dining business published late last summer by Cleveland Research Co. paints a gloomy picture of the already battered segment’s immediate future.Citing such challenging fundamentals as extreme margin pressures...
Twenty years ago The Popcorn Report predicted work-weary Americans would someday begin “cocooning,” huddling at home with family for quiet meals and entertainment. And amid the gloom of the recession, that prophecy has proven true, but not...
DECATUR Ill. —ACH Food Cos., Inc., and Archer Daniels Midland Co. have created Stratas Foods, LLC, a joint venture that will make, market and distribute packaged oil products in the United States and Canada. Associated British...
CHARLOTTE N.C. —Breakfast is the fastest-growing major daypart, and experts say there’s still room for growth. During a Culinary R&D conference panel moderated by trend-watcher Nancy Kruse, authorities in breakfast menu...
