Breaking news for the full foodservice equipment and supplies distribution channel. Includes information on dealers, distributors, design consultants and multi-unit operators spanning leadership changes, mergers and acquisitions, trends, data and much more.
Panera Bread plans to hit the road – literally – with new locations in U.S. airports and travel centers. As part of a development deal with the fast-casual concept HMSHost will open two Panera locations in 2020, one each in Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s Concourse E and Salt Lake City International Airport’s Concourse A.
NSF International acquired InS Services, a United Kingdom-based registrar of lubricants, greases and other nonfood compounds approved for use during food and beverage processing. Products currently registered by InS Services will be listed in the NSF White Book, the organization’s online listing of registered nonfood compounds and proprietary substances, in 2020.
Yum! Brands appointed CEOs for its Taco Bell and Pizza Hut divisions, effective August 5. Mark King, former president of Adidas Group North America, will serve as CEO of the Taco Bell division and Artie Starrs was promoted to CEO from president of the Pizza Hut division.
RATIONAL USA appointed Ryan Elsen to the newly created position of vice president of street sales.
Carla Schlarb was named vice president of vendor programs for PRIDE Centric Resources, a foodservice equipment and supplies dealer-owned buying cooperative based in Colorado.
Family dining chain Cracker Barrel has made a $140 million investment in Punch Bowl Social, a Colorado-based eatertainment concept. A portion of those funds will go toward Cracker Barrel’s purchase of private equity firm L Catterton’s stake in Punch Bowl Social. The remainder of the money will go toward financing future development for Punch Bowl Social. The agreement also includes provisions for Cracker Barrel to potentially purchase controlling or full ownership of Punch Bowl Social in the future.
Moe’s Southwest Grill introduced Jason Gronlund as the restaurant chain’s executive chef.
Five culinary teams from the healthcare industry will compete in the Association for Healthcare Foodservice’s tenth annual culinary competition.
David BernsteinDavid Bernstein was appointed to the newly created position of director of business development for BK Resources, an Altamont, Ill.-based supplier of stainless-steel products, plumbing supplies, gas hoses and water filters to food service dealers and plumbing wholesalers.
If today’s foodservice consumer craves one thing above all else, it has to be convenience. And businesses from various industries continue to take notice as they make foodservice part of their value proposition. Take, for example, retailers Lululemon and Crate and Barrel.
The National Association of College and University Foodservice recognized the careers and contributions of two members with the organization’s Theodore W. Minah Distinguished Service Award and the 2019 Richard Lichtenfelt Award.