Retail & FoodService

Lollicup USA, a growing manufacturer and distributor of disposable paper & plastic foodservice packaging products, has begun production at its headquarters in Chino, CA. After a year of research and development, the company began its production of disposable plastic cups at the end of April and will begin distributing its Karat® line of "Made-in-USA" cups to its customers today. Paper cold cups will go into production in June. …

The U.S. population is changing with Boomers aging, Generation Z and Millennials entering new life stages, and Hispanics making up a growing share of the younger generations, and these shifts will have a major impact on the country’s eating behaviors over the next five years, finds a new study by The NPD Group, a leading global information company. …

Kitchen Brains®, the global leader in the development and deployment of integrated, end-to-end, wireless M2M networking solutions, and SaaS applications for the commercial kitchen announced the release of SCK® Food Safety Manager (FSM) today. This cloud-based application is the latest in the Kitchen Brains® growing family of solutions for foodservice operators. …

Foodservice operators (restaurants, bars, cafeterias, caterers, hospitals, etc.) everywhere are feeling the squeeze of fresh lime prices which have increased almost 300% in some parts of the country. …

The company that bought meat purveyor Allen Bros. Inc. of Chicago in December, Chefs' Warehouse Inc., is expanding here by opening a food distribution center it says could lead to more local acquisitions. …