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US Organic Market Growth Steady and Healthy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17, 2012)—Driven by consumer choice, the U.S. organic industry grew by 9.5 percent overall in 2011 to reach $31.5 billion...
Fast Casual Continues to Lead Chain Restaurant Growth
CHICAGO (May 15, 2012 - PRNewswire)—Fast-casual chains strengthened their gains on the overall restaurant industry, with the top 150 fast-...
Alabama-Based Produce Distributor Files for Bankruptcy, Closes
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 9, 2012)—Adams Produce Co. LLC, a Birmingham-based distributor more than a century old, has filed for bankruptcy. Adams...
Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee-owned Co-op To Open Distribution Center
(May 8, 2012)—A franchisee-owned distribution and purchasing cooperative for Dunkin’ Donuts has signed an agreement to lease a...
Clover Hill Foods Looking to the Future, and More Acquisitions
PITTSBURGH (May 7, 2012)—After acquiring Steubenville Fruit Co., an Ohio-based foodservice distributor, earlier this year, and Seafood Direct,...
Ice Cream Sales Picking Up Steam
ROCKVILLE, MD (May 4, 2012)—According to Packaged Facts, ice cream sales topped $25.1 billion in 2011, up 2.4% over the previous year --...
Markon Launches New Website and Social Media
(May 1, 2012)—Markon Cooperative, Inc., the produce source of nine independently owned foodservice companies, has unveiled its redesigned...
New Haven Provision Joins Legacy Foodservice Alliance
GLENN ALLEN, VA (May 1, 2012)—Legacy Foodservice Alliance announced that New Haven Provision Co. in East Haven, CT has become a...

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The logistics of serving 500 tasting portions to a crowd
Bottom line: It can be hard for a restaurateur to know—without practice—how to figure out servings for a massive crowd at an event. Some guidance can save time, labor, and food cost. John Rivers, chef-owner or 4Rivers Smokehouse in Winter Park, Florida, is diligent about doing his homework before an event. He researches the…

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Satisfying a digital hunger
In its just-released 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast, the National Restaurant Association reports that there is an increasing consumer interest in high tech interaction in restaurants. The NRA's statistics show that consumers…

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Hickory, NC Year founded: 1966 President/ceo: David A. Stansfield Website: www.ifh.com 2 distribution centers 8,846 accounts 93% commercial, 7% noncommercial 15,000 SKUs 85% national brands 15% group label COP & specialty products: Fresh…