Foodservice

Tobacco, store operations and foodservice take center stage.

Owners of a new store in Nebraska are asking for tax-increment financial help.

Ruiz Foods added two new flavors to its El Monterey brand of Tornados -- Chicken Club and Spicy Cheese Steak -- bringing the number of varieties in the line of foodservice roller grill items to 20.

Hot Stuff Foods and its subsidiary, Lettieri's, have teamed up to give the retailers three new pizza options -- Hot Stuff's Big Stuff Pizza; Hot Stuff's Take & Bake Pizza; and Lettieri's Self-Rising Pizza.

The philanthropic arm of CHS Inc. will award 25 high school students and 50 college students with $1,000 each.

The closings will result in a loss of up to 780 jobs.

Restaurant business worsened in November as visits to eateries and sales declined.

Company chose APT to gain insight into the success of programs before roll out.