Global Foodservice News
15 Restaurant Management Tips To Improve The Way You Work
Restaurant management tips often deal with ways to streamline the day-to-day operations of the restaurant itself. But what about you—the manager—who dictates those day-to-day operations? Could you use some tips to help you manage better? Of course you could. We all could. Working on yourself is as important as, if not more important than, working…
Read MoreUnox Hires Marketing, Inside Sales Director
Eloria Ware brings to the role 15-plus years of experience helping strengthen customer relationships. Unox has hired Eloria Ware as its director of marketing and inside sales in the U.S. Ware will oversee Unox’s customer-facing support teams, working with regional sales managers, corporate chefs and technical specialists to ensure U.S. operators receive guidance from initial…
Read MoreNational Restaurant Association Show Names 2026 Kitchen Innovation Awards Recipients
The National Restaurant Association Show named 20 products as the recipients of its 2026 Kitchen Innovations Awards. Determined by a panel of independent judges, these awards honor foodservice equipment that increases efficiencies and productivity in commercial kitchens. The following are the KI winners listed alphabetically by company along with the name of the product that…
Read MoreMiddleby taps Fink for Sr. VP Role
Foodservice industry veteran Kevin Fink has joined Middleby as senior vice president of Middleby Advantage and Middleby First Service. In this role Fink will lead all Middleby service-related strategies and initiatives across the company and its brands. Supporting Fink in his new role will be two long-time service veterans, Jim Kramer and Adam McCollough. Fink’s…
Read MoreFreddy’s Adds Senior Meals to Menu Lineup
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers announced the addition of Senior Meals (55+) to its permanent menu lineup. Each meal includes a small drink and small fries/tots or can be upgraded to a full-size premium side. New Senior Meals (55+): Single Cheeseburger: Freddy’s premium steakburger patty with American cheese on a toasted bun with mustard, onion…
Read MoreFirehouse Subs Announces Seven Openings to Start 2026
Firehouse Subs, the firefighter-founded hot sub brand known for its unwavering commitment to community impact, has jumped out of the gates strong in 2026. Through the first six weeks of the year, seven restaurants have opened across North America. This includes: High Street Center: 2404 High Street, Crescent Springs, KY Victoria University Heights: 3960 Shelbourne…
Read MoreNoodles & Company executes 8-for-1 reverse stock split
Shares fell 1.54% on first day of trading before rebounding on Thursday Noodles & Company merged eight of its shares into one share in a reverse stock split that shareholders approved earlier this month to take place at 12:01 Eastern Time on Wednesday. It closed on Tuesday at 50 cents per share and opened at…
Read MoreDel Taco closes all its Georgia locations
The chain is also down to one location in Alabama following franchisee Matadoor Restaurant Group’s bankruptcy in July Del Taco has reportedly exited the state of Georgia. According to several local reports, the chain’s 11 restaurants in the state abruptly closed this week. The chain’s website currently lists 558 locations spanning 18 states. Georgia is…
Read MoreKBP Brands acquires 78 Sonic Drive-In restaurants
The franchisee first added the quick-service chain in 2024, joining KFC, Taco Bell, and Arby’s restaurants in its expanding portfolio KBP Brands, one of the largest franchise groups in the United States, has acquired 78 Sonic Drive-In restaurants in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. This marks KBP’s second Sonic acquisition in less than…
Read MoreDomino’s defies industry-wide consumer spending slowdown with 3.7% Q4 same-store sales growth
‘We grew sales across all income cohorts in Q4,’ the pizza chain said, even as competitors struggled with lower-income consumers Domino’s Pizza is optimistic about its leadership in the pizza and quick-service categories after posting 3.7% same-store sales growth in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28, 2025. Russel Weiner, CEO of the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based…
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