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America’s heartland: fast-food nation

- Analysis
When I think of the cuisine of America’s heartland, I think of an old-time home-cooked meal: pot roast or chicken, mashed potatoes, cut corn, and string beans, all served family-style, with plenty of gravy. The truth appears to be quite different.

Restaurant survey shows sales increase in 2022 but labor, inflation challenges

- General News
Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant enterprise management software today released key findings from the R365 State of the Industry Customer Survey.

Foodtastic to acquire Freshii

- General News
Freshii Inc. today announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement pursuant to which Foodtastic Inc. will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Freshii for $2.30 per share in cash, representing total consideration of approximately $74.4 million on a fully diluted basis.

Technomic releases 2023 foodservice trend predictions for Canada 

- General News
Technomic released its latest Canada foodservice trends forecast, What We Foresee for 2023, sharing predictions for the upcoming year, as well as the 2023 Global Restaurant Trend Forecast, which dives into trends on a global scale.

Chartwells K12 releases Top 10 school food trends for 2023

- General News
Culinary experts and registered dietitians from Chartwells K12, a company that serves 2 million meals a day in 4,500 schools across the country, are helping to answer those questions with the company's annual food trends report for 2023.

TouchBistro ‘State of Restaurants’ report shows sales volumes up, rising costs cutting into profits

- General News
The 2023 “State of Restaurants” Report released today by TouchBistro reveals that restaurant sales in the U.S., on average, have recovered to approximately 75% of pre-pandemic levels, with three-in-five operators reporting that their sales volume has returned to at least 50% of pre-pandemic levels.

NRA survey shows restaurants remain popular this holiday season

- General News
With just a few weeks left in the year and the season of celebration in full swing, the National Restaurant Association finds that 77% of consumers will cope with holiday demands by letting restaurants do some of their cooking during the coming weeks.

Bluedot’s six restaurant predictions for 2023

- General News
Bluedot, a customer arrival platform that empowers businesses to provide real-time interactions, contextualized marketing engagements, and pickup solutions, today revealed six restaurant industry predictions expected to emerge in 2023.

US Foods names CEO

- General News
US Foods Holding Corp., one of the largest foodservice distributors in the United States, today announced that Dave Flitman will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective Jan. 5, 2023. Flitman will also be a member of the US Foods Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Restaurant sales up but traffic down in October

- General News
After experiencing the softest sales growth results in over a year during this past June and July, the restaurant industry has since enjoyed a strong rebound in its sales that started in August and has extended into October.