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French fry connoisseurs are a most discerning sort, perhaps even more so than their wine-tasting counterparts. Whereas wine aficionados practice five basic evaluations – color, swirl, smell, taste and savor – a true fries connoisseur also considers thi...

McDonald’s Corp. regained some of its same-store sales momentum in February, as its Olympic-theme promotions helped offset weather-related sales softness in the United States while the company’s international divisions continued to execute well. The...

McDonald's informó el lunes que las ventas a nivel mundial en restaurantes comparables, o aquellos abiertos durante al menos un año, aumentaron el 4,8% en febrero, superando las expectativas de los analistas gracias a la solidez de las ventas en el ext...

According to the Potato Council report Behind the Menu - Potatoes in Foodservice, potatoes, in one form or other, are served with 45% of meals eaten out of home and sales are estimated to be worth £2.51b. It identifies chips (french fries) as the domin...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a project in 80 fish and chip shops across the country aimed at making their food healthier. Officials want fryers to increase the size and thickness of their chips because chunkier versions absorb less fat ...

Local, sustainable and organic food choices top the list of what’s hot in Canada’s restaurant kitchens.  The trends are revealed in a new survey of professional chefs conducted for the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) by independ...

Farmers who grow potatoes that end up as french fries at McDonald's and other fast food restaurants have begun taking surveys about how they produce the crop.About a year ago, McDonald's bowed to pressure from activist shareholders and agreed to make a...

CKE Restaurants Inc. reported mixed results for its two brands in February, with winter weather taking a toll at Hardee's but new products helping sales at Carl's Jr. Blended same-store sales fell 4.2 percent for the four weeks ended Feb. 22, compar...

Restaurant visit losses in each of the four quarters of 2009 contributed to a -3 percent decline for the year compared to a year ago, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. NPD’s foodservice market research reports that due to ...

CKE Restaurants Inc., the parent to the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains, said Friday it has agreed to a $918 million acquisition offer from private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners.The deal includes the assumption of $309 million in debt, leaving the ...

It's time to bury that negative fast-food cliché, "Would you like fries with that?" In today's restaurant world, whether it's quick service or full service, operators are finding new ways to present and flavor fries, and customers are eating...

United Arab Emirates-based Lamb Weston sales manager Sajju Balan says that the Dutch firm’s close working relationship with its hospitality clients has played a key role in its success in the Middle East.Lamb Weston has been supplying industry kitchens...

A few encouraging signs emerged this week as several restaurant companies reported fourth-quarter results that reflected improving sales trends. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Panera Bread Co., which have performed better ...

The National Restaurant Association today announced the recipients of its prestigious 2010 Kitchen Innovations™ (KI) Award, which recognizes the most groundbreaking equipment on the global foodservice market as selected by an independent panel of exper...

McDonald’s Corp. said global sales rose 2.6 percent in January, topping some analysts’ estimates, as demand in Asia and the U.K. countered a decline in the U.S.Sales at U.S. stores open at least 13 months fell 0.7 percent and climbed 4.3 percent in Eu...

La mayor cadena mundial de hamburguesas, McDonald's Corp, reportó un incremento de 2.6% en las ventas de enero en restaurantes abiertos por al menos 13 meses, debido a que los despachos internacionales opacaron un desempeño lento en Estados Unidos. La...

McDonald’s officials are meeting with the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI) to talk about potential new varieties of potatoes for French Fries. Jeanne Debons, executive director of the Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI), is meeting M...

Burger King has been talking for years about how it's targeting 'The superfan', young males who consume prodigious amounts of fast food. But more recently Burger King's description of its target has become a lot more expansive. "The superfan is me...