After opening a restaurant last month in East Lampeter Township, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is expanding its presence further in Lancaster County with plans for two more eateries.

Mechanicsburg-based Duck Donuts has signed an area development agreement to open franchises in Thailand. 

Bonito Sushi + Ramen, owned by O.N.E. Hospitality, plans to open in Continental Square in downtown York late this summer or early fall. 

Pennsylvania farms produced $600 million in revenue in 2020, making the state second in the nation for direct food sales, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. 

ADUSA Supply Chain, based in Greencastle, announced that it has converted a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in York into its self-managed network.

Lancaster and Berks counties have nearly 3.9 million commercial birds to the recent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak, according to Penn State Extension and the state Department of Agriculture. 

Fast-food chain Shake Shack will open its first store in central Pennsylvania late this year.

The Original Hot Dog Factory has opened its first location in central Pennsylvania.

The state Department of Agriculture is looking for research proposals on sustaining and growing Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. 

The US Department of Agriculture this week funded $1.26 million in work that will protect Pennsylvania’s agricultural imports, exports and domestic products from pests and disease threats.  

A currently unnamed global food company will be leasing a 350,000-square-foot food grade warehouse at 101 Commerce Drive in Mechanicsburg. 

National sandwich chain McAlister’s Deli is opening its first franchise in the midstate with the opening of a deli in Harrisburg on Dec. 13. 

We are in the middle of the holy trinity of “food” holidays, with probably the biggest one this week – Thanksgiving. Halloween candy, Thanksgiving abundance and Christmas cookies can be a lot of fun. But they can also bring on a lot of stress. 

Mechanicsburg-based Duck Donuts continues its international expansion, announcing the signing of a multi-unit franchise agreement that awarded the rights to develop and operate the company’s first Canadian locations.

Mechanicsburg donut franchise Duck Donuts has been acquired by a Radnor-based private equity firm in a move that the local franchise says will provide the resources it needs to accelerate its growth to more markets.