Year: 2012

Stamford, Conn.-based Olympus Partners has acquired NPC International, Inc. ("NPC"), the largest Pizza Hut franchisee and the largest franchisee of any restaurant concept in the United States. The company operates 1,153 Pizza Hut units (approximately 19 percent of the domestic system) in 28 states with significant presence in the Midwest, South and Southeast. …

Sysco Sacramento is taking bold steps to strengthen the partnership with its beef-serving customers by providing them a new selection of premium Certified Angus Beef ® brand products. In November, the company became a licensed distributor of the high-quality Certified Angus Beef ® brand with 10 specifications that ensure its selections are a cut above USDA Prime, Choice and Select. …

Currently, more than one-third of the dairy products at Chipotle come from cows raised on pasture. Seeking out small, local producers like Larry Peter, owner of Petaluma Creamery as suppliers for the nationwide chain of almost 1,300 restaurants is integral to Chipotle's goal of sourcing 100 percent of their dairy products from pasture-raised animals. …

TigerChef is now Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited. The company, an industry leader in restaurant and kitchen equipment, is a full-service source for over 200,000 products. TigerChefs online store is a convenient, economical place to purchase chef supplies, bakery supplies, smallwares, and kitchen supplies. …

Shamrock Foods, a Phoenix, Ariz., establishment, is recalling approximately 7,500 pounds of marinated beef and marinated chicken products because the marinated beef product contains soybeans, wheat, and sulfites, and the marinated chicken product contains wheat, milk and sulfites, known allergens that are not declared on the label for either product. …