Starbucks on slow path to recovery, COO stepping down

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although sales fell short of Wall Street's expectations, Q1 earnings of 61 cents per share topped estimates of 55 cents per share but declined 22.8…

NRA calls Raise the Wage Act 'impossible challenge'

The National Restaurant Association spoke out Tuesdayon the reintroduced legislation to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 over the next five years.

COVID-19 clips J & J Snack Foods Q1 2021 sales by 15%

January 26, 2021

J & J Snack Foods Corp.'s sales decreased 15% from $282.9 million in last year's first quarter to $241 million in this year's first quarter ending Dec. 26…

UK vending operator teams with Vianet on contactless vending at airport

January 26, 2021

Patrons at the Derry airport in Northern Ireland can purchase COVID-19 sample collection kits from vending machines without having to touch the machines…

Yo-Kai Express to install hot food vending machines at California airport

January 26, 2021

Yo-Kai Express, a provider of chef prepared, hot meal vending machines, will install four machines at the Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California…

Hofmann Sausage introduces jerky and sausage flavors

January 26, 2021

Hofmann Sausage Co., a Syracuse, New York-based manufacturer of sausages for the foodservice industry, has introduced three flavors of smoked beef jerky and…

Restaurant industry down 2.5 M jobs, what's next?

January 26, 2021

The restaurant industry is still limping along, according to the National Restaurant Association, which Tuesday released its annual State of the Restaurant…

ViaTouch Media taps MM Hayes Quickcharge platform to let hospital employees pay with ID badges

January 26, 2021

ViaTouch Media, the creator of Vicki AI-powered smart stores, has integrated the M.M. Hayes Quickcharge platform to enable M.M. Hayes customers at healthcare…

KIND founder Daniel Lubetzky to invest in Quevos snacks

January 26, 2021

Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND snacks, has invested in Quevos, a snack brand that features egg whites, according to a press release. As announced on…

American Pinball taps Zofia Bil Ryan from Williams

January 25, 2021

Zofia Bil Ryan American Pinball has named Zofia Bil Ryan as a senior mechanical engineer, according to a press release.

Kellogg names VP for Continental Europe

January 25, 2021

Miranda Prins Kellogg has named Miranda Prins as vice president for Continental Europe, succeeding Javier Letamendia, who has left to pursue other…

Coca-Cola coffee cans available at US supermarkets

January 25, 2021

The Coca-Cola Co. has made its Coca-Cola with Coffee available to supermarkets today, according to a press release. The beverage fuses the taste of Coca-Cola…

Curtis introduces G4 GemX Narrow IntelliFresh brewer

January 25, 2021

Curtis, part of the SEB Professional North America family of coffee and tea solutions, has launched its G4 GemX Narrow IntelliFresh coffee brewer with…

Ammirati Coffee to distribute illycaffè coffee products

January 25, 2021

Ammirati Coffee Inc., a coffee importer and distributor, will distribute illycaffè coffee products to foodservice and hospitality accounts in the New York…

Is the end of the office upon us? The quest has just begun

by Belinda Avery — Group HR Director, Helix Leisure

History will define 2020 as the year of the pandemic, chronicling events as living in the time of COVID-19. There are so many buzz words that gripped us this…

COVID-19 notwithstanding, OOH entertainment pushes hard into retail and hospitality

by Kevin Williams

Disney's entry into experiential hotel will see guests fully immersed into believing they are on a starship in the Star Wars universe, with live action role…

Wales police clamp down on milk vending customers over COVID social distancing

January 25, 2021

Customers buying milk from a vending machine at dairy farm in Flintshire, Wales. were ordered to leave or face fines for violating COVID-19 rules, according to…

Utz to discontinue century-old Husman potato chips

January 25, 2021

Utz Quality Foods will discontinue Husman's potato chips, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer report.

GoodWest Industries taps Aramark’s Quenten Wentworth as CEO

January 25, 2021

Quenten Wentworth GoodWest Industries LLC, a manufacturer of aseptic beverages and foodservice dispensing solutions, primarily selling shelf-stable…

Sugar Foods CEO Donald Tober dies in apparent suicide

January 25, 2021

Donald Tober, CEO and co-owner of Sugar Foods Corp., leapt to his death from his Park Avenue apartment in New York City on Jan. 15, according to a New York…