Foodservice News & Media

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…

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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.

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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…

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Sodexo taps Delaware North’s Matthew Wagner as SVP/sports and leisure

January 22, 2021

Matthew Wagner Sodexo, a Paris-based global provider of foodservice and facilities management, has named Matthew Wagner to the role of senior vice…

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Self-checkout technology provider Zippin taps Aramark veteran Gary Jacobus as SVP

January 21, 2021

Gary Jacobus Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has named veteran business development executive, Gary…

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SBA approves 60,000 loans in first week

January 21, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration has already approved approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan applications submitted by nearly 3,00…

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A&G Foodservice taps Mastin as managing partner and VP

January 21, 2021

Richi Mastin Jr. A&G Foodservice, a broadline foodservice distributor in Rochester, New York, has named Richi Mastin Jr. as managing partner and…

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Why a Brooklyn QSR adopts the Automat concept

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Can a tiny bite-sized pasta package known as the humble dumpling make it in the brutal restaurant world of the Big Apple and beyond? One veteran New York City…

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GS Foods acquires Fresno Produce

January 20, 2021

GS Foods Group, Inc., a foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, acquired produce supplier Fresno…

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Amcon Distribution boosts sales and earnings in Q1 2021

January 20, 2021

Amcon Distributing Co., a food and consumer product wholesaler, reported sales of $404.7 million in the 2021 first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020 compared to…

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Sodexo deploys AI-enabled automated cafeteria management tool

January 19, 2021

Sodexo, one of the world's largest catering service providers, is partnering with Huawei France to provide a cafeteria management tool that eliminates the need…

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PPP program opens to all lenders

January 19, 2021

After re-opening the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration is now opening the program to all lenders.

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Brady Industries names Mark Allen to new vp/ procurement role

January 18, 2021

Mark Allen Brady Industries, a foodservice, equipment and janitorial supply distributor, named Mark Allen to the newly-created position of vice…

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Virginia convenience services operation launches ghost kitchen

January 15, 2021

Trolley House Refreshments, a Richmond, Virginia-based provider of breakroom and vending services, has launched Trolley Eats, a ghost kitchen that operates six…

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Aramark launches ‘Chef Spotlight’ to highlight menu innovators

January 14, 2021

Aramark Corp., has launched "Chef Spotlight," a program that spotlights the chefs who have had an impact on the organization and its guests. These tastemakers…

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Innovative Foodservice Group hires operations director

January 14, 2021

Innovative Foodservice Group, a Tampa-based foodservice equipment and supplies provider, has named Bobby Hui as director of operations, according to a company…

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Campbell closing oldest manufacturing plant, impacting 326 workers

January 14, 2021

Campbell Soup Co. will close a 94-year-old manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia by Spring 2022, according to a press release. The plant, the company's…

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Top 2 US chicken suppliers settle antitrust actions

January 12, 2021

The largest and second-largest US chicken suppliers — Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride, respectively — agreed Monday to settle civil litigation with restaurants…

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GS Foods acquires Hayes Distributing in northern California

January 11, 2021

GS Foods Group Inc., a family of specialized food distribution companies owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has…

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New SBA PPP loans now available from community banks

January 11, 2021

U.S. businesses can apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans beginning today as the Small Business Administration has opened a new round of funding…

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