Pandemic piques interest in 'brick-oven-style' pizza vending machines

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

Can you really get a pizza that tastes like it was fired in a brick oven from a high-tech vending machine? Basil Street Cafe thinks so, as it prepares to roll…

Flowers Foods closes bakery due to COVID-19 cases

April 14, 2020

Flowers Foods, Inc., producer of Nature's Own, Wonder, Tastykake, Dave's Killer Bread and other bakery foods, has temporarily stopped production at its bakery…

Pork shortage in offing after major US processor closes due to COVID-19 cases

The closure of one of the nation's largest pork processing plant after approximately 300 positive COVID-19 cases among workers could soon have a powerful…

Should you expand into food delivery?

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

This is the first of a two-part series on how food truck operators can put a delivery service in place. For many right now it's helping keep the food truck…

Have restaurant declines bottomed out?

April 13, 2020

U.S. restaurant customer transactions declined by 41% in the week ending April 5 compared to the same week one year ago. That followed a 42% decline in the…

Performance Food Group teams with 13 retail partners during coronavirus pandemic, furloughs 3,000 employees

April 13, 2020

Performance Food Group Company, which owns Vistar, has signed agreements with 13 retail partners among the actions it has taken during the novel coronavirus…

Health officials investigate COVID-19 cases at Tyson Foods plant

April 13, 2020

The Metro Public Health Department is investigating the Tyson Foods plant in Goodlettsville, Tennessee for a possible cluster of COVID-19 cases, according to a…

Conagra Brands recalls chicken bowls

April 13, 2020

Conagra Brands Inc. has recalled approximately 130,763 pounds of not-ready-to-eat chicken bowl products because the product may contain extraneous material…

Smithfield Foods closes pork facility after reporting more than 200 COVID-19 cases

April 13, 2020

Smithfield Foods, Inc. has closed its Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility, one of the largest pork processing facilities in the U.S., until further notice…

Sysco launches campaign to promote fresh offerings

April 10, 2020

Sysco Corp. has launched a new "Sysco Knows Fresh" multi-channel campaign designed to promote both the company's fresh product offering and its widespread…

Barbecue restaurant installs contactless vending machine for after-hour sales

April 9, 2020

Jones Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Kansas, has introduced a contactless vending machine to sell its signature Kansas City Q, according to a KMBC-TV report.

CARES Act will provide more loans, unemployment and tax benefits

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, signed into law at the end of March, provides new loan programs that vary depending on a company’s…

Salad vending machine features irrigated cabinets

April 8, 2020

A salad vending machine that keeps the salads irrigated has been developed by a hydroponic farmer, Jochen Haubner in Nuremberg, Germany. The glassfront…

COVID-19 fosters self-service innovation in China

April 8, 2020

While the coronavirus pandemic has hammered business activity worldwide, it has also fostered a wealth of self-service innovation. Nowhere is this more evident…

US Foods provides retail distribution support during coronavirus pandemic

April 8, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. has secured approximately 20 retail distribution partnerships across national grocery store chains, wholesale grocers and consumer…

Tyson Foods suspends pork plant operation after workers test positive for coronavirus

April 7, 2020

Tyson Foods has suspended operations at a large pork processing plant in southeastern Iowa where more than 24 workers have tested positive for the coronavirus…

Convenience Distribution Association teams with IFDA to help foodservice firms in need of resources

April 6, 2020

The Convenience Distribution Association is partnering with the International Foodservice Distributors Association and others in the industry to connect…

Farmers dumping milk due to supply chain roadblocks caused by coronavirus

April 3, 2020

Despite strong demand for basic foods such as dairy products during the coronavirus pandemic, the milk supply chain is experiencing disruptions that are…

COVID-19 will forever change the foodservice industry

by Bruce Reinstein — President, consolidated concepts

Experts predict how the coronavirus will affect the foodservice industry through three lenses: consumers, operators and manufacturers.

Performance Food Group partners with grocers during coronavirus pandemic

April 3, 2020

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, has established partnerships with grocery and retail companies to strengthen its business during the coronavirus…