Month: June 2015

SCA Technologies, the leading provider of category sourcing and margin management solutions, sponsored the National Restaurant Association’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) Executive Study Group spring meeting May 14-15, 2015. This event was held in Chicago in conjunction with the 2015 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, a globally-recognized food industry conference with an expected 65,000 attendees. …

As summer temperatures rise, so do the number of salad orders. A perfect complement to proteins, lush fruits and spring and summer vegetables, Fresh California Avocados provide operators with a variety of options for dressing up even the simplest salad. …

Even as Canadians become more aware of how eating habits affect their health, pizza remains a staple of their diets. According to a new report from Mintel, three quarters (74 percent) of Canadian adults ate frozen pizza in the six months preceding 2015 and 81 percent ate restaurant or take-out pizza during the same time period. Despite its popularity, volume and dollar sales of pizza have declined notably over the past five years. …

The Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) and the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) have partnered together to create the first ever Georgia Restaurant Week. This inaugural seven day culinary event is aimed at increasing awareness about Georgia’s culinary scene and highlighting the state’s unique and varied dining options. …

Vancouverites who are in the habit of picking up a cheap California roll or packet of sushi and nigiri for lunch may have to start digging a little deeper next time they head to the cashier. That's because a combination of the drought in California, a strong U.S. dollar and rising global demand for fresh fish are all making it more expensive to make sushi. …