by Hans Lammeman | May 27, 2026 | News
After five years spent building a customer base through catering and vending at farmers markets, co-founders Andy and Khara Mangiduyos opened the first and still only brick-and-mortar location of Kalei’s Kitchenette in 2023, a 1,200-square-foot Hawaiian-style eatery...
by Hans Lammeman | May 26, 2026 | News Briefs
Popeyes, the New Orleans–founded fried chicken chain with more than 4,000 locations, is deepening its push onto grocery store shelves this week with the debut of at-home biscuit mixes, the latest addition to the brand’s growing line of consumer packaged goods. The...
by Hans Lammeman | May 21, 2026 | News
Beverages driving revenue, the rising importance of the post-ability of menu items and consumers’ shifting approach to value meals — these were a few of the trends shaping discussion at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago last weekend. Three...
by Hans Lammeman | May 20, 2026 | News
Rising gas prices are taking an increasingly significant toll on the take-home pay of food delivery drivers thus far in 2026, outpacing fuel relief and incentive programs from third-party delivery marketplaces like Uber Eats and DoorDash, resulting in lower net...
by Hans Lammeman | May 20, 2026 | News
Few topics polarize the restaurant operators and consumers like dynamic pricing, the practice of using technology like artificial intelligence to adjust menu item costs based on analysis of real-time data. At its best, dynamic pricing could automatically pass...