Month: February 2016

Chipotle’s recent series of food safety outbreaks rattled its investors and enough of its customers to see visits decline, but the chain’s strong base of teens and young adult customers continued to support the fast casual chain, finds The NPD Group, a leading global information company. In the quarter ending December, during which several of the outbreaks occurred, total visits to Chipotle were down 5 percent compared to a 19 percent traffic gain the same quarter year ago. Teens and young adults, however, increased their visits to the Mexican fast casual chain by double-digits last year, according to NPD Group’s ongoing foodservice market research. …

The Gulf Seafood Institute (GSI) has added Sysco Corporation to its list of founding members, providing additional support to the organization’s goals of harvesting and distributing the highest-quality and most-sustainable seafood catch from the Gulf of Mexico for the benefit of all consumers. …

The Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF), the industry’s premiere leadership development organization, announced today the appointment of its President and CEO, Hattie Hill, to the 2016 National Restaurant Association (NRA) board of directors. With more than three decades of food industry expertise, Ms. Hill is a globally-renowned thought leader, senior executive development expert, and best-selling author. …