Foodservice News & Media

Aramark taps Mashgin to offer touchless checkout at golf championship

June 25, 2021

Aramark, the food and beverage partner of the 2021 Travelers Championship, has partnered with Mashgin, the touchless self-checkout system provider, to allow…

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GS Foods opens Pennsylvania operation

June 24, 2021

GS Foods Group Inc., a food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has opened operations in Huntingdon…

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Miso Robotics teams with Lancer on automated-beverage dispenser

June 22, 2021

Miso Robotics, the AI startup company behind Flippy, a robotic kitchen dispenser, has joined forces with beverage dispenser manufacturer Lancer Worldwide to…

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Kraft Heinz names Krenger chief communications officer

June 22, 2021

Kathy Krenger The Kraft Heinz Co. named Kathy Krenger as its chief communications officer, beginning July 21, reporting directly to CEO Miguel…

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Sodexo teams with Kellogg on plant-based meat offering

June 22, 2021

Kellogg's Away From Home is expanding its partnership with Sodexo to deliver a plant-based, meat-like experience with the Incogmeato by MorningStar Farms…

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2 food cost myths hamstringing convenience foodservice recovery

by David Scott Peters

Most convenience services operators are quick to attribute high food cost to price changes, and then there is the Internet doling out wrong information, like…

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Danone to divest Vega nutritional brand

June 18, 2021

Danone has agreed to sell Vega, the Canada and U.S. plant-based nutritional products brand, to funds managed by WM Partners, a U.S.-based private equity…

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Performance Food Group to expand South Carolina operation, adding 150 jobs

June 17, 2021

Performance Foodservice, a division of Performance Food Group, plans to expand operations in Florence County, South Carolina, a more than $11 million…

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Ransomware attack shuts down Illinois foodservice distributor

June 14, 2021

Edward Don & Co., a Woodridge, Illinois-based foodservice distributor serving more than 70,000 clients worldwide, has suffered a ransomware attack, forcing…

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Kraft Heinz to acquire Assan Foods

June 11, 2021

The Kraft Heinz Co. has agreed to purchase Assan Foods from privately-held Turkish conglomerate Kibar Holding for an undisclosed sum in a deal that values the…

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United Natural Foods Q3 2021 sales, earnings tumble

June 10, 2021

United Natural Foods Inc.'s sales fell 5.9% from $7.03 billion in Q3 2020 to $6.62 billion for the quarter ending May 1, 2021, according to an earnings report.

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Congress to refund Restaurant Revitalization Fund

June 10, 2021

Congress tomorrow will unveil the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 to provide $60 billion in additional funding for the Restaurant…

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GS Foods launches Houston distribution center

June 8, 2021

GS Foods Group, Inc., a California-based foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has opened a…

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Restaurant distribution member network adds PFG to rolls

June 8, 2021

Foodservice distribution member network, the Independent Marketing Alliance (IMA), has added Performance Food Group (PFG) to its buying and marketing group…

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How to launch a meal kit delivery business

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

Convenience services operators striving to stay in business during the pandemic are being creative and expanding their options. One strategy is establishing a…

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Debbie Albert returns to Aramark as SVP/corporate communications

June 3, 2021

Debbie Albert has been named Aramark's senior vice president, corporate communications, reporting to John Zillmer, Aramark CEO, according to a press…

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Cyberattack shuts down world's biggest meat processor

June 1, 2021

The world's largest meat processor, JBS, said it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack that affected some of its servers supporting its North…

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Farmer’s Fridge launches signature meals in Jewel-Osco stores

June 1, 2021

Farmer's Fridge, the Chicago based company that offers freshly prepared meals in refrigerated vending machines, now offers its food in Jewel-Osco supermarkets…

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Italy’s Ali Group tops Middleby's bid for Welbilt

May 28, 2021

More than a month after Middleby Corp agreed to buy its competitor, Welbilt Inc., for $2.9 billion, the kitchen equipment company has received an all-cash…

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Artisanal pizza machines a big hit for Aramark Canada

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Aramark Canada became one of PizzaForno's first licensees in 2018, driven by the opportunity to serve artisinal pizza 24/7.

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