Foodservice industry collaboration will drive supply chain transformation

Restaurant industry sales in the United States are expected to reach $799 billion in 2017. That’s a lot of burgers, chicken, fries, salads, burritos and milkshakes…READ MORE

Burgered: Is McDonald’s on self-destruction mode in India?

It’s not only what’s going wrong with one part of the operations that should worry McDonald’s, the possibility of it hitting the West and South part of operations is equally worrisome. After all, brand reputation, good or bad, spreads like a wild fire…READ MORE

Subway targets 3,000 UK/Ireland stores by 2020

Subway, which sells a wide range of freshly made submarine sandwiches, as well as salads, said on Tuesday it was targeting 3,000 stores by 2020, up from 2,500 currently…READ MORE

Gearing Up: When Will Robots Finally Take Over the Fast-Food Business?

Fast-food franchises often get a bad rap for being slow to change, but this time they find themselves in the unique position of being among the first in the food-service realm to make a major investment in automation…READ MORE

Looking at foodservice, what flavor trends can CPG food and beverage follow?

Goods and services tax to reduce prices of grains, stationery, fast food

The GST (goods and services tax) would make gorging on junk food cheaper as pasta, cake, pastry, chocolates would cost less thereafter…READ MORE

Restaurants knock at ministry’s door on proposed differential pricing order

The consumer affairs ministry said last month that the practice of differential pricing of similar packaged products would not be allowed starting January next year…READ MORE

Shoppers value both digital, human engagement: Report

While consumers increasingly are spending more time shopping online for everything, including groceries, their desire for human interaction isn’t lost: both digital and human engagement are critical influencers, new research from Interactions, a division of Stamford, Conn.-based retail firm Daymon, shows…READ MORE

Study finds ‘surprise’ formula for grocers to attract Millennials

Attracting the Millennial dollar has kept marketers on their toes in recent years. According to a recent report released by in Market, the path to their hearts may be as simple as offering competitive prices across a digital landscape…READ MORE

Eateries struggle to get GST bill format right, leave patrons fuming

A day after the midnight launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), several restaurants were on Sunday struggling to get the GST bill format right. While some eateries issued receipts to customers with no GST number, some gave wrong number. There were also complaints about some places still charging several taxes, instead of just the GST…READ MORE