The Tortilla Industry Association (TIA) honors Veronica and Eduardo Moreno. Olé Mexican Foods owners, Veronica and Eduardo Moreno, were recently inducted into the Tortilla Industry Association’s (TIA) Hall of Fame. The presentation was made during the 2018 TIA Annual Convention & Trade Expo, held June 1-2 at JW Marriott in Desert Springs, Calif. Members of…
Rutter’s to Switch to Cage-Free Eggs
By the end of June, the Pennsylvania retailer will be cooking with eggs considered more socially acceptable. Throughout the month of June, Rutter’s is switching to cage-free eggs for all foodservice offerings in all stores, which will make Rutter’s the largest, publicly-announced, US convenience store chain to make the change to cage-free eggs this year.…
KFC Developing Vegetarian Chicken
The chain is said to be perfecting the recipe and aims to test it with customers, launching a new vegetarian option in 2019. Can you enjoy chicken without the chicken? That’s like having your meatloaf minus the meat. Seemingly doing more with less, the chicken giant KFC is reportedly developing a vegetarian chicken substitute to…
Quick Foods Magnify C-Store Menus
Retailers find that supple chicken and roller grill programs can beef up foodservice offerings. Americans’ love affair with chicken shows no signs of slowing down. Always a versatile ingredient, it appeals to a wide range of customers and is perceived as healthier than other proteins. Throw in the fact that roller grill offerings have become…
Applauding America’s Zest for Pizza
New options in pizza offerings continue to satisfy the nation’s need for delicious tastes and meal-time convenience. A recent poll conducted by CiCi’s Pizza indicates the average American will chow down on approximately 6,000 slices of pizza in his or her lifetime. While 85% of survey respondents said they eat pizza because they like the…
2018 NRA Show Makes History
The National Restaurant Association introduced its first-ever Restaurant Revenue Growth Conference. The 99th annual National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show was held at Chicago’s McCormick Place from May 19-22. As the foodservice industry’s largest and most comprehensive annual event worldwide, the Show brought together a wide range of industry sectors in one space. At…
Cumberland Farms To Celebrate National Donut Day
On National Donut Day, Cumberland Farms’ customers get a free donut with dispensed beverage purchase. Westborough, Mass.-based convenience store chain Cumberland Farms is set to celebrate National Donut Day on Friday, June 1, by offering customers a FREE donut with the purchase of any dispensed beverage. On National Donut Day from 5 a.m.-10 a.m., customers…
Taking Eggs Beyond the Breakfast Daypart
Many egg recipes are adaptable for any daypart, especially as customers increasingly want breakfast options all day. Eggs are not only versatile in terms of menu options, but they’re also accepted by customers beyond the breakfast daypart. In the new report “Eggs: Culinary Trend Tracking Series” market research firm Packaged Facts highlights nine innovations sweeping…
Krispy Krunchy Chicken Introduces “Fresh New Menu Board”
New menu boards make ordering easy for customers. Krispy Krunchy Chicken, “America’s Best Fried Chicken Chain You Probably Haven’t Heard Of,” has announced the rollout of an all-new menu board system that makes ordering much simpler for customers and meets all of the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations requiring calorie information on…
National Restaurant Show Wraps Up in Chicago
Show floor trends at the National Restaurant Show included products made with beets, and carbonated tea. The 2018 National Restaurant Show ran May 19-22 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. This was the National Restaurant Association’s 99th show in Chicago, and it drew nearly 67,000 foodservice professionals and more than 2,300 exhibitors. Here are five nutrition trends…