Fall—and football season—are finally here. That also means chicken wing season is here!

This weekend, the East Coast could see heavy rains and wind, as well as some flooding, as Hurricane Joaquin makes its still undetermined path.

You can’t predict the weather. It’s a simple enough notion, but one Bruce Reinstein, the president of Consolidated Concepts—a purchasing partner for restaurant groups with 10 or more units—thinks deserves more scrutiny from operators around the country.

Tomatoes served at 22 Chipotle Mexican Grill locations last month in Minnesota were the source of the state’s recent Salmonella Newport outbreak, which made 64 people sick, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Nine of the victims were hospitalized but all are now recovering.

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A day of volatility on Wall Street Monday has restaurant industry observers warning of a possible longer-term impact on consumer dining habits.

It’s been quite the year so far for foodservice operators, who seem to keep getting hit with fluctuations in commodity prices.

Whataburger customers had fewer hours to order breakfast, over the past month, since the fast casual chain was forced to limit its breakfast hours due to the egg shortage caused by Bird Flu.

There are lots of unhappy pie lovers in the Midwest as the egg shortage is already eliminating one of its cherished dessert — French Silk Pie made by Tippin’s Pies, which has been making a variety of pies and other baked goods for over three decades.

Avian Influenza is stretching the budgets of restaurant operators across the country, with a recorded 39 million bird deaths this year, according to a market report from FoodBuy, a foodservice procurement organization for North America.