QSR ketens / restaurants uit Noord-Amerika

mei 05, 2014

Idaho Potato Commission shows 25 potato varieties and their characteristics

The Idaho Potato Commission has developed an Idaho® Potato Varieties poster to take the guesswork out of your potato purchasing.

mei 01, 2014

Fast-casual restaurants keep delivering faster-than-average growth, finds Technomic

The fast-casual segment continues to lead growth within the US restaurant industry.

april 24, 2014

McDonald's recognizes Simplot for Community Service

Simplot's Safety Days initiative was recently recognized by McDonald’s Corporation as demonstrating best practices in the “Community Impact” section of the company’s Sustainable Supply awards.

maart 29, 2014

How the Average McDonald’s Makes Twice as Much as Burger King

McDonald’s may recently have struggled to lure customers, but it still does far more business at each location than rival burger chains.

maart 05, 2014

Burger King makes Satisfries the standard fries in its Kids meals

Burger King Worldwide, Inc. announces that it is making SATISFRIES™ French fries the standard fry in the BURGER KING® Kid’s Meal.

Top 10 Canadian Foodservice Chains (MAFSI)

februari 10, 2014

Canada's Foodservice Equipment and Supply sector forecasts 5.5% growth in 2014

Canadian foodservice equipment and supplies sales are expected to increase 5.5 per cent, which is the best growth rate in North America where overall growth is expected to reach 4.9 per cent

januari 23, 2014

Ten restaurant food trends to watch in 2014

It's the New Year, and everyone is hunkered down with their crystal ball attempting to divine what the food trends will be in 2014. Here are 10 trends to keep in mind as we move through the year.

december 17, 2013

NRA releases 'What's hot in 2014 culinary forecast'

The National Restaurant Association’s annual What’s Hot culinary forecast predicts menu trends for the coming year. For 2014, the NRA surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs to find out what the hottest menu trends will be.

december 17, 2013

Will McDonald's Have New and Healthy GMO French Fries?

McDonald's is being sucked into the vortex of bickering and conspiracy theories that has, unfortunately, become the debate over genetically engineered food products.

Top appetizers with potatoes source Technomic

november 30, 2013

Potatoes stand the test of time on Canadian restaurant menus

No matter how you slice it, dice it or cook it, the humble potato has an almost revered place on Canadian restaurant menus.

november 13, 2013

FDA releases the 2013 Food Code

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the 2013 edition of the FDA Food Code on November 13, 2013.

november 05, 2013

SONIC Gives Fries a Makeover - Introduces New, Natural-Cut Fries

SONIC® Drive-In announced the launch of its new Natural-Cut Fries. Made from whole russet potatoes, the new natural-cut, ‘skin-on' fry offers guests a higher quality fry with a crispy crunch to delight the senses.

november 03, 2013

Interesting new fast food packaging design

One frosty night last February, designer Seul Bi Kim was walking home from McDonald’s with one hand frozen from holding her oversized soda and the and the other clutching a burger and fries that were getting soggier by the second.

oktober 28, 2013

McDonald's is dumping Heinz Ketchup

McDonald's this week confirmed that it has started the process of moving to other vendors, following the appointment of former Burger King Worldwide CEO Bernardo Hees to run Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co.

oktober 28, 2013

Satisfries: Burger King sees early promise in lower-calorie fries

Burger King says it's attracting more customers with its new lower-calorie fries but is being careful not to call them a home run yet.

oktober 23, 2013

Yum to Invest $10 Billion in Emerging Markets Push

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM), the owner of the KFC and Taco Bell fast-food chains, and its partners will spend $10 billion over the next seven years adding restaurants in emerging markets to tap increasing demand for eating out.

oktober 22, 2013

McDonald's Reports Solid Third Quarter 2013 Results

McDonald's Corporation today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. For the quarter, the Company posted higher revenues, operating income and earnings per share compared with the prior year.

oktober 09, 2013

Burger King's Satisfries boosts brand among health-focused consumers

Burger King’s latest efforts to improve its perception among health-focused consumers has been successful so far and could have more staying power than similar efforts from McDonald’s, according to industry watchers.