APP OF THE MONTH Some of the simplest applications make a splash in the foodservice industry, show up in kitchens across the globe and still make you ask, “Why didn’t I think of that?” An Australian invention designed to reduce the use and waste of plastic wrap and aluminum foil on gastronorm and hotel pans,…
MORESometimes, service visits read like a mystery novel. Chuck Pecka, formerly a full-time field technician and currently the Branch Manager for Duffy’s Equipment Service’s Binghamton, N.Y., office, remembers a call from a restaurant owner who told him that dishes were coming out of his rack-conveyor-style dishmachine speckled with a mysterious black goo baked on after…
MORESince we presented our annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast on July 28, we’ve seen more evidence that operators are doing better than they have since the beginning of the Great Recession. But we’ve also seen data that continues to suggest just how mature and competitive the foodservice market is in the U.S. We noted…
MOREIra Kaplan, president of Irinox USA, stepped down from the company he founded in 2005 on Sept. 1. The former president of Servolift Eastern and past NAFEM president will continue to serve Irinox as a consultant. New leadership of the U.S. outpost of the Italian maker of blast chillers, blast freezers and other products is…
MOREIn an acquisition that greatly expands its presence in the global beverage business, Micro Matic A/S has acquired Valpar Industrial Ltd., a manufacturer and supplier of beverage tubes and pythons to breweries and soft-drink producers worldwide. Founded in 1982, Bangor, Northern Ireland-based Valpar was the first company to produce machine-made pythons, which help maintain beer…
MOREFER once again was a winner at the Azbee Awards, the journalism honors presented annually by the American Society of Business Publications Editors. Not only did the magazine win four regional awards, Publisher/Research Editor Robin Ashton and Senior Contributing Editor Mike Sherer took home the national Gold award in the Special Section editorial category for…
MORE