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Over the next five to seven years, Al Yeganeh, the inspiration for the “Soup Nazi” character on “Seinfeld,” plans to have 1,000 Soup Kitchen International franchises open around the U.S. It’s doubtful soup servers will be barking the “Seinfeld”-famed “No soup for you” line because Yeganeh does not want the franchises to promote any association with the sitcom, which he finds offensive.
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Sunday Times reports on an investigation that found a Tesco chicken and bacon salad contained more fat than a PizzaExpress margherita, a Big Mac and a portion of chips combined.
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Canteen Vending Services, one of North America’s largest vending machine operators, is planning to install 7,500 vending machines over the next five years across the US that will stock only better-for-you food choices. The nutritious items to be sold include fresh melon and berry fruit cups, healthy salads and wraps, dried fruit and nuts, cereal bars, vitamin-enhanced water and vitamin packs.
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In Chicago, “a city best known for its steak houses and hot dogs,” the loudest buzz right now is for a restaurant called Green Zebra,” whose menu is four-star, but almost entirely based on vegetables, reports Mark Bittman in The New York Times. The restaurant’s chef, Shawn McClain, earlier made a name for himself at an “upscale, ultracrative and well-publicized” Evanston eatery called Trio, says he opened Green Zebra (named after an heirloom tomato), to “cook for my vegetarian friends — both of them.”
Green Zebra is located at 1460 West Chicago Avenue, near downtown Chicago. The web address is: www.greenzebrachicago.com
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If you hate gherkins, McDonald’s new system will remember
McDonald’s is testing out a new computerised ordering system.
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Sheetz, operator of a chain of approximately 300 convenience stores, unveiled its first restaurant here Thursday.
The 10,000 square-foot concept combines a convenience store with a fast-casual restaurant that features digital menu boards and touch-screen order points. Sheetz is testing the new concept for six to 12 months before adding additional locations, according to Colleen Devorris, Sheetz’s director of brand development. The restaurant has 62 seats inside and 46 seats outside as well as a drive-thru. Some of the concept’s menu items include brick oven pizzas, salads, paninis, subs, gelato and an espresso bar.
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Restaurant visionary Richard Melman has something new in his sights: upscale grocery stores.
In a first for his Lettuce Entertain You chain, Melman is partnering with Minneapolis grocery chain Lund Food Holdings to open a new, in-store Asian food counter in its Lunds and Byerly’s grocery chains.
The deal stretches Lettuce into new territory once again as it tries to capture consumers outside traditional restaurants.
“Lettuce isn’t afraid to look at other ideas,” said Kevin Brown, president and chief executive of Lettuce, whose varied restaurants include Scoozi, Wildfire and Mon Ami Gabi.
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