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C.H. Guenther Acquires McDonald’s Bun Baker
C.H. Guenther & Son L.L.C. has acquired Mid South Baking Co., supplier of buns and English muffins to quick-service restaurants in the southern United States. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1978, Mid South provides buns and English muffins to 3,500 McDonald’s restaurants in 18 states. The company operates two baking… read more
José Andrés to Open Two Restaurants in Florida Disney Complex
Chef and restaurateur José Andrés is scheduled to bring a brick-and-mortar location of his Spanish sandwich food truck concept Pepe to Disney Springs at the Walt Disney Resort in Florida, the company said. Andrés is planning to open Pepe — which will be attached to the upcoming sixth location of his casual-dining concept Jaleo —… read more
Hotel Foodservice Trends to Follow in 2019
Food and beverage is an increasingly important part of the puzzle for hotels in the US. In fact, a trends report from Avendra found the US lodging industry sees $200 billion dollars in annual revenue, with food and beverage making up 25% of those dollars. More importantly, those expenditures are increasing by 2% to 3% each… read more
Dave & Buster’s to Test Fast-Casual Platform
After 36 years as a big-box casual-dining and gaming destination, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc. by the end of the year will test its first fast-casual foodservice offering – a street-tacos-oriented concept called “T&T Tacos,” executives said. “We are on track to test our first fast-casual offering,” said Brian Jenkins, Dave & Buster’s CEO, in… read more
Global Foodservice and Equipment Newsletter – December 1, 2018 Edition
Dear Loyal Readers: I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. It is hard to believe that the beginning of Winter is still a few weeks away; as, here in Chicago, we have had our first blizzard!! So much for Global Warming. We are now in the push for those great end of year results,… read more
The Breakfast Wars Heat Up for Full-Service Restaurants
Breakfast used to be an after-thought at most full-service eateries, but no longer. Now a number of restaurant chains specializing in breakfast such as First Watch, Black Bear Diner, and Metro Diner are showing steady growth and intensifying the competition against long-standing rivals like IHOP and Denny’s. As more Americans work independently and crave in-person… read more
Global Foodservice and Equipment Newsletter – November 15, 2018
To Our Loyal Readers: Here it is ONE Week prior to Thanksgiving and on behalf on all of us at American Recruiters we would like to be the first to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. To anyone who has a family member currently serving in the Armed Forces our thoughts and prayers… read more
John Maguire, New COO of MOD Pizza
John Maguire has joined MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings, L.L.C. as chief operating officer, effective Oct. 22. In this role, he will lead the company’s store operations across more than 380 MOD Pizza locations and will be tasked with expansion and growth. Mr. Maguire was previously president and chief executive officer of FIC Restaurants Inc.,… read more
Elite Restaurant Group Buying Spree Continues with Patxi’s Purchase
Elite Restaurant Group, the owner of Slater’s 50/50 and Daphne’s, is adding deep-dish pizza to its fast-growing portfolio. Mike Nakhleh, president of the Los Angeles-based company, said he has purchased the 17-unit Patxi’s Pizza from private-equity firm KarpReilly LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition, expected to close in 60 to 90… read more