McDonald’s fires Easterbrook, names Kempczinski president and CEO

U.S. foodservice industry set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels by 2023 July 29, 2020

The latest research from Mintel shows that after several years of growth, the foodservice industry is expected to decline by up to 30% from 2019 to 2020, following nationwide dine-in bans/restrictions, restaurant closures, job losses, and lowered consumer confidence.

U.S. restaurant industry recovery stalls with no improvement in six weeks July 27, 2020

COVID case surges across the United States and the subsequent rollbacks in re-opening plans have stalled the U.S. restaurant industry’s recovery, reported The NPD Group.

Gathered Foods appoints Christine Mei as new CEO July 24, 2020

Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch plant-based seafood, has announced the appointment of Christine Mei as CEO.

Batory Foods appoints Vince Pinneri as president July 23, 2020

The board of directors of Batory Foods, a national distributor of commodity and specialty food ingredients, has appointed Vince Pinneri to the position of president and member of the executive team, effective Aug. 31, 2020.

Nellson promotes Hudak-Roos to chief quality officer July 22, 2020

Nellson, a North American manufacturer of branded and private label nutritional bar and functional powder solutions, has announced that Martha (Marty) Hudak-Roos has been named chief quality officer.