Global Foodservice News

McDonald’s is facing a federal class action lawsuit alleging that its popular McRib sandwich misleads consumers about what is inside the bun. The complaint, filed in December 2025 in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, challenges the way the McRib has been marketed and presented to customers. Plaintiffs argue that the…

Bob Campbell was introduced as brand president for Huddle House, a diner-style restaurant chain. Bob Campbell 1Campbell’s restaurant industry career includes “a long-standing tenure with Georgia-based Taco Mac, where he began as a franchisee in 1997, opening his first restaurant in Alpharetta, Ga.,” per a company release. He went on to develop three additional locations…

Vicious Biscuit, the Southern-made originator of bold biscuit creations and the rising fast-casual breakfast rebellion, closed out 2025 with momentum across development, menu strategy, digital engagement, and leadership, positioning the brand for disciplined, accelerated growth in 2026. By year-end 2025, Vicious Biscuit reached 11 total locations systemwide, including the December opening of its first Indiana…

New federal data shows that full-service meals rose 4.9% year-over-year, while limited-service meals were up 3.3% in December The Consumer Price Index increased 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, according to data reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday. Throughout the past 12 months, the index increased 2.7%, which was…

The CEO of the owner of Round Table Pizza and Fazoli’s called the process for renegotiating its debt “painful and slow” and that he is trying to resolve it “out of court.” Do not expect a resolution to Fat Brands’ debt problem anytime soon. Andy Wiederhorn, the CEO and majority owner of the restaurant chain…

The industry added 27,200 positions during the month, out of 50,000 total nationwide New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday morning shows that 50,000 positions were added to the United States economy in December, which was markedly lower than the Dow Jones estimate of 73,000 jobs. However, the unemployment rate fell to…

In its first Economic Impact Report, Instacart reports that it has added more than 231,000 brick-and-mortar grocery jobs and nearly $8 billion in incremental revenue for the U.S. grocery industry since its founding in 2012. In addition, the company has generated more than $15 billion in earnings for shoppers and saved them more than 700…

The category has experienced two years of roughly 20% sales growth. NATIONAL REPORT — It’s no surprise that foodservice is critically important to success in the convenience store industry today — some even say it is the channel’s most important category. But as more retailers invest in prepared food and dispensed beverages and competition heats…

Grocers and other food businesses have seen tremendous technological changes in the last few years– and more are coming. How food companies invoice their B2B customers is changing, due to new e-invoicing mandates. Currently, the companies affected are ones that have international locations in affected countries or who do business with partners in those locations.…