The Food and Drug Administration on Feb. 25 outlined the agency’s strategy for ensuring that imported foods are safe for consumption. Four goals guide the strategy: Food offered for import meets U.S. food safety requirements. F.D.A. border surveillance prevents entry of unsafe foods. Rapid and effective response to unsafe imported food. Effective and efficient food… read more
Brian Gies has joined Church’s Chicken as executive vice-president and global chief marketing officer. In this role, Mr. Gies will be responsible for leading the restaurant chain’s marketing efforts and implementing the brand’s recently launched new global brand positioning. Mr. Gies brings more than two decades of food service industry to Church’s, including three and… read more
In 2014, the United Nations issued a warning to farmers: If they don’t change their agricultural practices, most of the soil they rely on to sustain their livelihoods will disappear within 60 years. Industrial-scale agricultural practices lean on polluting machinery and chemicals, which contaminate farmland. Insistence on monoculture–growing a single crop on the same patch of… read more
Investment firms TriArtisan Capital Advisors LLC and Paulson & Co. Inc. announced that they have completed the acquisition of casual-dining Asian restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. from private equity firm, Centerbridge Partners L.P. for an undisclosed amount, according to a press release. “We want to thank Centerbridge Partners for their strong support of P.F…. read more
Nearly three decades later, she is still at the Maple Street store, but with a much more substantial role. Now a single mother of three, Cashman last month purchased the franchise rights to the store she has worked at for most of her life, marking a long climb from $4.25-per-hour employee to owner. “You don’t… read more
With 40 years of history and 900-plus locations, it’s hard to call Marco’s Pizza a challenger brand. But it’s eager to take on the top players in one of the most crowded and growth-driven segments in foodservice. The ultimate goal: become the fourth largest pizza chain in America. As of last year, that spot belonged… read more
The fast casual chain expanded its new line of diet-based bowls to include vegan and vegetarian options. “Lifestyle Bowls” launched earlier this year with Whole30 and double protein meals in addition to the keto and paleo bowls. The lifestyle bowls are a way for Chipotle to market itself to a wide variety of customers focused on… read more
Taco Cabana has recorded nine consecutive month of positive comparable growth for the chain. The initiatives and investments Fiesta Restaurant Group made over the last year appear to be stabilizing the company. Although the last quarter of 2018 was shaky for both Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, Fiesta is confident in turning around guest traffic… read more
Shake Shack, best known for its burgers, is revamping its technology infrastructure to give its customers more touch points, improve efficiency enough to offset higher labor costs and scale as it expands locations and into new venues such as food trucks. The company reported a fourth quarter net loss of $548 million on revenue of… read more
Papa John’s International founder John Schnatter has agreed to leave the board as part of a settlement agreement with the company, signaling the end to an acrimonious battle for control over the world’s third-largest pizza delivery chain. The company said in a filing that it would co-operate with Schnatter to find a mutually acceptable independent… read more