New Kum & Go stores are set to feature a more fresh food choices and a green design. Kum & Go is planning 8-10 new convenience stores in Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Marion, Iowa, over the next several years, KCRG TV reported. All locations are scheduled to feature environmentally-friendly designs. Construction is underway on the…
NSF, Paster Training Partner on Retail Food Safety Training
“Through this partnership, we will strengthen the global food supply, help prevent food terrorism and assist communities in decreasing alcohol-related incidents,” says Paster Training president. NSF International’s Global Food Safety Division and Paster Training Inc. have partnered to offer a combination of training and consulting services to the foodservice and retail food industries. These service…
NRA Show Moved Forward
The National Restaurant Association plans to move the Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show to an date for a higher attendance rate. The National Restaurant Association (NRA) announced that the 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, originally scheduled for May 19-22, 2012 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is rescheduled on May 5-8, 2012 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. This…
Subway Expands With Unique Locations
The popular sandwich franchise sets up shop in some unlikely spots. The SUBWAY restaurant chain announced that a franchisee in Toledo, Ohio, has opened the brand’s 8,000th non-traditional location in
Irvington Chester’s Reopens
A sizeable chicken statue has made the store a local landmark. Chester’s, a fried chicken foodservice offering in the convenience store category, has reopened its Irvington, Ala., location at 6831 Hwy 90 West. The Irvington Chester’s has become a local landmark due to the 10 –foot chicken statue sitting in the CITGO parking lot. The…
Keeping Pace With Foodservice Trends
Whether it’s a branded food program or a proprietary deli offering, focusing on quality ingredients, outstanding service and consumer needs has helped boost industry sales. By Heather Henstock, Contributing Editor. Consumers are looking for fast service, fresh ingredients and value pricing when choosing a foodservice solution and convenience stores are answering the call with innovative…
Krispy Krunchy Continues Growth
Seven new locations boosts total 2011 store openings to 159. Lafayette, La.-based Krispy Krunchy Foods, a provider of quick-serve restaurant (QSR) concepts with more than 700 retail locations in 23 states, opened seven more stores the last week of June, bringing its total to 159 openings for the year. Some 94 locations were opened in…
A Fresh Way To Expand The Menu
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market launched a contest to engage customers, while expanding its side dish range. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has launched a Summer Side Dish Recipe Contest for customers to help grow its popular side dish offerings. Customers can participate in the Summer Side Dish Recipe Contest by submitting their original side…
Foodservice Equipment Opens Doors for C-Stores
More and more operators are embracing bakery production and merchandising challenges to create fresh-baked opportunities. By Heather Henstock, Contributing Editor. With tobacco sales in decline and gasoline prices volatile, convenience stores are looking to other categories to draw more customers and improve profitability. Foodservice in its varied forms—from simply hot coffee and frozen beverages to…
Krispy Krunchy Continues Growth
With 146 new locations open in 2011, Krispy Krunchy is on schedule to surpass the 300 mark by December. Krispy Krunchy Chicken opened seven more stores last week, bringing the total number of new locations in 2011 to 146 stores, an average of slightly more than six openings a week. With two weeks left in…