Charlotte, North Carolina-based Steritech, a provider of specialized food safety and brand protection services for the restaurant, food retail, foodservice and hospitality industries, has launched two new services, as well as a virtual component, to help the food service industry reinforce safety measures during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The Covid-19 Protocol Check will provide food […]
Category: Food Service News
FoodMaven Launches Commercial Grocery, BGC Increases Pay
In the Southwest, grocers and other food industry companies are responding to the demands for food and supplies brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. While foodservice distributor FoodMaven is opening a commercial grocery store to help meet the demand for food, Brookshire Grocery Co. is showing monetary appreciation to its employees. FoodMaven launches consumer […]
Buehler’s, Kingwood Center Gardens Partner On Foodservice, Catering
Buehler’s Fresh Foods and Kingwood Center Gardens have entered into a new partnership to provide garden guests with foodservice and catering. Buehler’s will be operating the Gateway Café located inside the new visitor center, the Garden Gateway at Kingwood, which opens to the public in July. “We cannot begin to describe how excited we are […]
7-Eleven Opens Raise The Roost In Lower Manhattan
7-Eleven Inc. has opened Raise the Roost Chicken & Biscuits restaurant in lower Manhattan. The new Southern-inspired quick-serve concept is co-located in one of four of the retailer’s new Evolution Stores. 7-Eleven Evolution Stores are real-time, real-life experiential testing grounds where customers can try and buy the retailer’s latest innovations in new store formats. Billed as “Chicken Worth Crossing […]
Chick-fil-A Rolling Out 2 Bottled Sauces In Fla. Supermarkets
Chick-fil-A is rolling out bottled versions of two sauces as part of a pilot program in Florida this April. Chick-fil-A and Polynesian sauces will be available in 16-oz. bottles in all Florida Publix, Target, Walmart and Winn-Dixie stores. When purchasing a Chick-fil-A Bottled Sauce, shoppers also are supporting the dreams of Chick-fil-A restaurant team members. Chick-fil-A’s […]
Whole Foods Market To Open April 2 In Castle Rock, CO
Whole Foods Market will open its new 43,000-s.f. store in Castle Rock, located at 6384 Promenade Parkway, at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 2. As part of the opening day celebrations, guests can enjoy complimentary coffee, snacks and music before the store opens. The first 300 customers in line will receive a custom Whole Foods […]
US Foods To Acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores
US Foods Holding Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc. for $970 million in cash. Smart Foodservice operates 70 small-format cash and carry stores across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Montana that serve small and mid-sized restaurants […]
7-Eleven Expands Evolution Store Concept To Washington, DC, San Diego
7-Eleven Inc. has scaled its Evolution Store concept following the successful opening of its beta store in Dallas, Texas, last March. These Evolution Stores serve as real-time experiential testing grounds where customers can try the retailer’s latest innovations in new store formats. Both stores include a Laredo Taco Co. restaurant. “7-Eleven’s mission is to give convenience customers […]
