Bar at The Ludlow Soft Opening

July 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment

A new French restaurant is set to open in the brand new Ludlow hotel on Ludlow Street in the Lower East Side. Rich Torrisi, Jeff Zalaznick and Mario Carbone, known as the Torrisi Team of Major Food Group, are working together to put the last touches on the restaurant, Dirty French. In the meantime, so as not to keep us waiting too long, the Ludlow Lobby Bar will have a soft opening tonight!

The bar space is still having some minor work done, however the bar and outside seating area will be open tonight for anyone who wants to check it out and get a drink. David Waugh from Major Food Group’s ZZ Clam bar has been working with infamous drink-maker Dan Nicolaescu to create an exciting cocktail list. To check out the original cocktail menu and read more about the soft opening click here

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Sales Growth for Foodservice Packaging Providers

July 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment

A survey was conducted by the Foodservice Packaging Institute which showed that foodservice packaging converters, machinery suppliers, foodservice distributors and operators expect sales growth this year. FPI members expect a huge potential for growth in the fast casual and quick service chain restaurants. Manufacturers also expect to grow their companies by expanding current facilities and constructing new ones. The members do however have some concerns for factors that could affect industry growth.

Here are five common challenges facing the industry:

  1. Increasing raw material costs.
  2. Margin compression.
  3. Public perception of packaging or foodservice packaging as “waste.”
  4. Global economic recession / recovery.
  5. Mergers and acquisitions

To read more statistics about the growth in volume for foodservice operators click here

 

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