WASHINGTON -- Sales of fresh meals are expected to keep heating up in 1999, with both supermarkets and restaurants providing the fuel, according to a new survey and industry observers.The National Restaurant...
HOUSTON -- Using their delis as a platform to differentiate themselves from competitors, Coastal Mart food-service locations have branded the stations, using deli products from a single manufacturer, to create a...
THIBODAUX, La. -- Rouses Supermarkets here has begun construction on a new format that emphasizes fresh items.According to Donald Rouse, president, two 62,000-square-foot Epicurean Markets are currently under...
NORTHLAKE, Ill. -- Officials of Dominick's Finer Foods, here, and Perdue Farms, Salibury, Md. say they have not yet seen a copy of a lawsuit charging them with deliberately overstating the weights of Perdue chickens...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- This year, independent operators overtook their chain counterparts in unit growth for the restaurant industry, according to a survey by NPD Group, an international marketing information...
NEW YORK -- New World Coffee & Bagel's acquisition of competitor Manhattan Bagel Co. has created the largest coffee/bagel franchiser in the country, with approximately 340 stores, according to officials.The deal...