Global Foodservice News

Red Lobster announced Horace Dawson has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the company and is joining the company’s board. Since 2014, Dawson served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Red Lobster where he led legal affairs and was responsible for communications, risk management, and government relations. Dawson is a 30-year…

Punch Bowl Social founder Robert Thompson has secured over $200 million to feed his up-and-coming eatertainment babies. He attracted investments from prestigious names in the restaurant industry like Bill Allen—co-founder of Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and former CEO of Bloomin’ Brands—and Stephen King, who served as CEO of eatertainment chain Dave & Buster’s for over a…

Palermo Villa, Inc. is expanding its Primo Thin line of frozen pizzas with the addition of two new varieties: Avocado Club and Southwest Veggie. The company also is giving its packaging a makeover, adding nutritional callouts that highlight the brand’s low-calorie counts. The new Avocado Club pizza comes on a whole wheat crust and includes…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s newly proposed overtime rules would extend overtime protections to 3.6 million more workers The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule that would raise the ceiling on overtime eligibility requirements to workers earning less than $1,059 per week or about $55,000 per year, up nearly 55% from the…

Data from JLL and Placer.ai shows a significant uptick in demand for drive-thru locations, including drive-thrus with multiple lanes. We’ve tried to articulate the state of the consumer for about a year now and more signs are starting to show of a pullback on discretionary spending. That said, consumers have largely shown a sustained willingness to…

KFC’s accelerated cadence of boneless, portable, individualized product offerings is intentional as the restaurant chain looks to expand its consumer base. KFC is testing Smash’d Potato Bowls in Pittsburgh for a limited time. The bowls include KFC’s Secret Recipe Fries, mashed potatoes with a warm cheese sauce, bacon crumbles, and a three-cheese blend, and are…

The restaurant’s new sauces come shortly after the chain began offering its signature Big Mac sauce a la carte for the first time, signaling a sharpened focus on this part of the menu, which has historically served as more of an accessory. McDonald’s is introducing two new sauces – the Sweet & Spicy Jam Sauce…

Delivering the Digital Restaurant: Chinese Food Delivery in a Competitive Delivery Era   Chinese food delivery has a long history in the U.S. There are more than 30,000 Chinese restaurants in America, a number that exploded around Nixon’s trip to China in the ’70s, but which has started to decline as the first-generation immigrants who…

Restaurant operators maintain focus on food safety, despite labor challenges Experts see heightened awareness in the industry in the wake of the pandemic. Foodservice operators have been forced to streamline their operations and menus amid the tight labor market of the last few years, but that doesn’t mean they have taken their eyes off their…

The Chicago-based Epic Burger chain has acquired all six Meatheads Burger locations across the Windy City with plans to convert them by Dec. 1. The move, which was announced on Thursday, will allow the Epic Burger concept to more than double in unit count from its current five units to 11 in the Chicagoland area.…