Year: 2012

Pastry Chefs Jimmy and Julie MacMillan, in partnership with Bitter Jester Creative have been recognized for their web series that features prominent Chicago chefs. The group was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at an event held at Alhambra Palace in Chicago. …

More than 130 ARAMARK chefs from colleges, universities, and conference centers across North America competed in the 2012 ARAMARK Culinary Excellence competition, which culminated at the National Competition in Orlando, Florida. The Southeast Region received the highest honor and Chef Pinky Varghese (Elon University), Chef Paul Calice (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) and Chef Jordan Rogers (Salem Academy) were presented with the coveted Copper Pot and gold medal from the American Culinary Federation (ACF), the largest professional chefs association in North America. …

Libbey Inc. and the European-based companies Spiegelau and Nachtmann have announced today an agreement in which Libbey will become the exclusive distributor of Spiegelau and Nachtmann glassware and serveware products to the U.S. foodservice industry, effective February 1, 2013. …

While the operating environment will remain challenging, America’s 980,000 restaurants are expected to post record sales and continue to be a leading job creator in 2013, according to the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) 2013 Restaurant Industry Forecast released today. Total restaurant industry sales are expected to exceed $660 billion in 2013 – a 3.8 percent increase over 2012, marking the fourth consecutive year of real sales growth for the industry. …

Patrons seek ethnic tastes on the menu, and new items from CJ Foods, Commerce, Calif., allow restaurateurs to easily menu authentic Korean BBQ. Bulgogi, bulgogi patties and galbi are made with premium Certified Angus Beef ® knuckle, chuck and short rib, respectively, and prepared using CJ Foods’ authentic Korean BBQ sauce, which has been rated No. 1 in Korea by Nielson. …