Month: June 2015

Foods distributor Sysco said on Monday it would terminate a $8.2 billion acquisition of private equity-owned competitor US Foods , undoing what was a closely followed deal that may also have wider ramifications on merger and acquisition activity on Wall Street. The deal’s cancellation comes just days after a federal judge granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for an injunction  on antitrust grounds. …

For the first time in American history, there are four generations of adults shopping, buying and consuming pizza, including Millennials (Gen Y), Generation X, Baby Boomers and Traditionalists. In order to understand how today’s customers are changing the marketplace, Smart Flour Foods and the Center for Generational Kinetics conducted a national study titled “Pizza Lovers in America 2015: Unexpected Findings From a Generational Look At Pizza Trends.” …

Agricultural Research Service-funded scientists investigated trends in portion sizes and the calorie, sodium, saturated fat, and trans fat content of popular meal combos at three U.S. quick-serve chain restaurants. They found little change in portion sizes during a period of 18 years. On a positive note, the study recorded a decline in trans fat content of French fries that followed the first local legislative ban on trans fats in restaurant foods, which was passed by New York City in 2006. …

To the chagrin of folks in Texas, the Carolinas, and other Southern states, Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que recently won a USA TODAY 10Best readers pole for best Southern BBQ. While there is never a loser when it comes to eating good BBQ, CHD Expert, the Chicago-based foodservice database and analytics firm, digs into the latest barbecue restaurant data, to evaluate the lay of the land for this delicious menu type. …