MAFSI Business Barometer shows sales down 24.4% in Q3 2020

MAFSI Barometer Clocks ‘Painful’ Q3 Sales Drop

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Reps’ group says E&S sales dropped 24%, but vaccine offers hope for recovery in 2021.

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7 Dining Trends That Will Matter in 2021

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From outdoor dining setups to more virtual restaurants, industry watchers expect these trends to help restaurants bounce back post-pandemic.

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Service Agent Points to Ways Operators Can Better Work With Technicians

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The partnerships between operators and service agents may come with challenges even in the best of times, but with restaurants taking a major financial blow during the pandemic, things are especially stressful.

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2021 State of the Foodservice Equipment Industry

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Nobody thought 2020 was going to be entirely smooth sailing. Even in what now seems the rosy glow of a year ago—with the U.S. in a record-breaking economic expansion and individuals seeing moderate growth in real disposable personal income—2020 held the prospect of continued labor challenges (thanks to 50-year-low unemployment), trade uncertainties and a contentious…

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What to Consider When Choosing a Rotisserie Oven

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Rotisserie ovens create cooking theater. Focus on type, capacity and utility when researching models.

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Quick-Service Concept Hiya Taco Powered by Back-of-House Cook-Chill System

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When Toro Taco Restaurant Group was brainstorming new concepts that would be easier to operate and more cost-effective for future growth, they came up with a quick-service concept called Hiya Taco.

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Helping an Oven Save the Day

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A rare storm called a derecho swept through the upper Midwest this summer with wind speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The storm left behind a path of destruction over 700 miles long and more than one million people without power. Mercy Chefs, a nonprofit disaster relief organization based in Virginia, brought a food…

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5 Common Equipment Mistakes to Avoid

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Installation errors mark a leading cause of equipment failure.

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What’s Ahead in Beverage Dispensing

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Soda fountains are evolving to meet changing times. Here’s what to know when choosing a model.

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Publisher’s Note: Partners in Innovation

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What do a fast-casual chain, a virtual restaurant operator, a dealer, a service company and a school district all have in common? Their ingenuity earned all of them recognition on Foodservice Equipment Reports’ 2020 Innovators list, sponsored by Parts Town. In today’s world, innovation is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Every day brings new…

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