Global Foodservice News

The fine-dining segment was crippled by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. High-margin desserts and starters, beverage add-ons, multi-layered meals, and the overall experiential atmosphere were stripped away in favor of an unfamiliar off-premises model. Upscale concepts found it difficult to adjust. In the spring of 2020, a Datassential survey of 400-plus…

A couple of months after moving its headquarters to Houston, Logan’s Roadhouse parent SPB Hospitality unveiled the steakhouse’s latest prototype in the same city, featuring upgraded décor, lighting, and signage. The flagship store includes real mesquite wood throughout its footprint and signage that honors Logan’s made-from-scratch rolls. Other special features include oversized beer can flags…

This transformation will help them reduce 90% use of fossil fuel-based plastic in toys. By Entrepreneur en Español September 22, 2021. This article was translated from our Spanish Spanish edition. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Do you like to collect McDonald’s toys for yourself or your children? Everything seems to indicate that the fast food chain wants to…

Pizza Hut and its franchisees are working to hire 40,000 new permanent team members to work in restaurants across the country by the end of 2021. Positions are available at both corporate and franchised restaurants at multiple levels with the majority of open jobs focused on cook and driver roles as Pizza Hut continues its…

Papa John’s on Wednesday announced the largest domestic franchise deal in the company’s history, a 100-unit development agreement with the Dallas-based operator Sun Holdings that will expand the chain’s presence across Texas over the next eight years. Sun Holdings is one of the largest franchisees in the U.S., with more than 1,000 locations in several…

NBA great’s sandwich brand rolls out broadly, including virtual outlets in Walmart to outlets on cruise ships and in arenas. Big Chicken, with the creative and financial backing of Shaquille O’Neal, is starting to cast a franchise-concept shadow as long as the basketball great’s 7-foot-1 frame. The Las Vegas, Nev.-based brand, with three stand-alone locations,…

Struggling fast-casual chain PizzaRev has been sold to multi-concept operator Amergent Hospitality Group for $1.1 million, the company announced. Five years ago, PizzaRev had 44 locations. It has since closed all but 12 units—three company-owned stores and nine franchised locations. Amergent purchased them for $100,000 in cash and a secured convertible promissory note for $1…

Darden Restaurants is helping Feeding America add refrigerated trucks for 10 member food banks to support mobile pantry programs and food distribution in communities with the highest need. Through a $2 million grant from the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation, and support from partners Penske Truck Leasing and Lineage Logistics, each food bank will receive a 26-foot…

Maggiano’s Little Italy was founded 30 years ago by Lettuce Entertain You’s Richard Melman, and since that time, the chain has not only won awards but has been praised for its atmosphere in the dining and banquet rooms. Brand President Steve Provost says the company convinced itself that it was the rare, timeless restaurant concept.…