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Square Q3 restaurant report shows dining traffic stabilizes in American downtowns

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Square released the latest edition of its quarterly Restaurant Industry Report, which uses data across Square’s food and beverage sellers to examine dining trends and shifts in both consumer spending and restaurant wages.

US Foods plans to acquire Saladino’s Foodservice

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US Foods announced plans to acquire Fresno, CA-based Saladino's Food service as it reported third quarter earnings on Nov. 9.

My robot lunch from Sweetgreen

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A robot made lunch for my wife and me. Not entirely, of course. But a large part of the salad bowls that we had at Sweetgreen’s new location in Naperville, IL did come through a robotic assembly line.

An unsettling look at restaurant food safety

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Ugly food safety incidents are the topic of Francine L. Shaw’s new book, Who’s Watching the Kitchen? Except not from the point of view of the hapless consumer but of a longtime health inspector and food safety expert.

Sysco adds commercial driving testing sites in Florida and Texas

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Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, today announced it has been awarded contracts that allow its Central Florida and North Texas sites to become full-service Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) test sites.

Sysco breaks ground on facility in Arizona

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Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, held an event today to celebrate the groundbreaking of its new 353,600-square-foot facility, Sysco Arizona East.

Behind the scenes at a top-level restaurant

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Produce items are vital parts of high cuisine. But they’re far in the background.

Chipotle tests robot bowl and salad prep

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill announced today it is testing …

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Pactiv Evergreen partners with ExxonMobil on packaging recycling in foodservice

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Pactiv Evergreen Inc. a leading manufacturer of fresh food and beverage packaging in North America, and ExxonMobil, a leader in advanced recycling technology, are teaming up to provide certified-circular packaging solutions to major food brands and foodservice providers.

NatureSweet brings snacking tomatoes to foodservice

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NatureSweet, a leading greenhouse-grower of fruit and vegetables, is now providing the food service industry with several delicious snacking tomato products that will transform meals and take flavor to new heights.