Wine on tap began to catch on in the late 2000s in major metropolitan areas like New York City and San Francisco as a way for cost-conscious consumers to sample premium wines without having to purchase an entire bottle. In recent years, the popularity of wine on tap has spread inland.
Burger chain offers freshly brewed, organic iced teas at all US locations
Smashburger, Denver, announced that it will carry Bethesda, Md.-based Honest Tea’s fresh-brewed organic iced teas at all of its restaurants nationwide. Each Smashburger location will brew a selection of iced teas from the independent operating unit of The Coca-Cola Co.
On-premise beverage sales measured from June through August
With 20.5 percent share of the market, Margaritas were identified as the top adult beverage concoction of the summer, according to Restaurant Sciences Inc.
The foodservice industry tends to be a leading indicator of how well the economy is going to perform, says Joe Pawlak, vice president of Chicago-based Technomic Inc.
New alliance to raise bar on foodservice industry intelligence
Chicago-based Technomic Inc. and Newton, Mass.-based Restaurant Sciences LLC have partnered to provide greater visibility into sales trends in restaurants and bars and also deliver a comprehensive suite of food and beverage tracking services, the companies say.
Dunkin’ Donuts, Canton, Mass., is asking its Twitter followers to help reveal the newest flavor of Dunkin’ Donuts K-Cup packs with the Next Dunkin’ K-Cup Pack Sweepstakes.
The 13th annual Food Safety Summit will take place April 19 to 21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. David Gregory, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” will deliver the keynote address to participants of the Food Safety Summit at 9:30 a.m. on April 20.
Decreased traffic in travel and leisure venues, which usually are big business for beverage distributors, leads to weaker beverage sales in the channel.