Linda Helman

Linda Helman

May 8, 2013

Introducing the 2013 Database of Foodservice Distributors

The online Plus version of 2013 Database of Foodservice Distributors includes more than 4,650 companies and provides over 19,000 names...

April 25, 2013

Company Snapshot: First Watch Restaurants Inc.

A “first watch” is a nautical term that refers to the first shift of the day. In keeping with that...

April 18, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – April 2013

Personnel Updates: Bloomin’ Brands’ Chief Brand Officer Jodi Bilney resigned effective 3/29. Bojangles’ hired Tammy Kravitz as Coordinator for Local...

April 11, 2013

Eighty Years Later and Still Goin’ Strong…

In 1933, Irving Slobod published The List of Restaurant Chains, a compilation of a few hundred restaurant operators across the...

March 21, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – March 2013

Personnel Updates: Alamo Draft House named Jason Donoho as its Research & Development Chef. American Blue Ribbon Holdings named Mickey...

March 14, 2013

Tacos and Tamales and Burritos, Oh My!

An ethnic group is defined as a ‘sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic...

February 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Chuy's Holdings Inc.

Newly-public Chuy’s Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ CHUY) recently reported that eight new locations had opened last year, contributing to a 32.2%...

February 21, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – February 2013

Personnel Updates: American Restaurant Concepts, Inc. announced that it has hired Rick Akam to serve as COO for Dick’s Wings...

February 14, 2013

Happy 20th Birthdays!

In last month’s Restaurant Insight, I gave you a look at some long-time survivors in the foodservice industry by focusing...

January 31, 2013

Company Snapshot: Crumbs Bake Shop Inc.

The Crumbs Bake Shop chain began in 2003 with a single location founded by Jason and Mia Bauer on the...

January 24, 2013

Industry News: Restaurant & Foodservice – January 2013

Personnel Updates: Bonefish Grill appointed Stephen Judge President; he was most recently President of Darden’s Seasons 52 concept. Judge succeeds...

January 17, 2013

1953 Anniversaries

The year 1953 was an interesting and eventful time. According to The People History (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1953.html), the average home price 1953...

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