Tag: foodservice

All of the challenges over the past two years have led many foodservice customers to change their purchasing behaviors, upping quantities of some items while deciding to do without others.

Bruce Taylor, CEO of Taylor Farms and Chair of the IFPA Board of Directors has provided his outlook on the Foodservice Conference coming up in Monterey July 28-29.

Yelp Inc., the company that connects people with great local businesses, today released second quarter 2022 data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S.

A key concern in all the economy but especially foodservice is higher fuel prices, which has led delivery services, and almost all businesses involved in supplying produce to the foodservice channel, to add surcharges to their invoices—costs often passed along to consumers.

Over the past two years, dine-in closures forced customers to switch to takeout, delivery, and drive-thru ordering. Despite widespread reopening, this trend away from dine-in is expected to grow further with only 25% of those surveyed more likely to use dine-in compared to last year.

California Giant Berry Farms, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today announced 9 semi-finalists of its 4th annual 2022 Chef Invitational.

The foodservice industry and the vendors supplying it are facing challenges beyond continuing uncertainty related to the virus. Top among them is inflation.

The foodservice industry is starting to come back from its pandemic-fueled lows of 2020, but the recovery has been slow, sporadic, and sector-specific, with some areas of the business seeing much more positive results than others.

Outdoor dining is heating up, and this year, diners will find more patios and streeteries to love: nationwide data from OpenTable shows the number of restaurants listing outdoor dining grew 54% compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

Ghost Financial will be providing up to $100M in financing, customized insurance and stand as the preferred card provider for Cruising Kitchens and its customers until 2025.