Ace Mart Restaurant Supply hosted its annual Rep of the Year Awards at its new downtown Dallas Superstore during the Southwest Foodservice Expo in Dallas in June. Employees in the company’s 15 Ace Mart Superstores, web store, corporate buyers and contract/design departments selected three companies and eight industry professionals for the awards. DJ Marketing, helmed…

Headquarters for the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association has a new mailing address. CFESA can now be reached at P.O. Box 77139, Greensboro, NC 27417. All phone numbers and email addresses remain the same. The association, headed by Heather Price as executive director, is headquartered at 2216 W. Meadowview Rd., Ste. 100, Greensboro, NC 27407.

Northern California-based Myers Restaurant Supply LLC has positioned itself as a national force in E&S with its new division: Myers Restaurant Supply—East. The new branch, based in Marlton, N.J., will service the entire Eastern Seaboard but boast a strong focus on the New York metro area. The Santa Rosa, Calif., full-service dealer has teamed up…

As pictured on our homepage, Hatco Corp.’s Pres./CEO David Rolston dug in at June’s groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s addition to its Sturgeon Bay, Wis., facility. The expansion will provide additional manufacturing, office and training/test kitchen space.  Hatco moved its plant to Sturgeon Bay from Milwaukee in 1973.  This addition is Hatco’s ninth major expansion…

Toni Gernsbacher, the wife of Chain Link Services CEO and FEDA Past-President Harold Gernsbacher and a popular, well-known figure in the E&S industry, died July 9 after a long fight with cancer. She was 53. She is survived by her husband and their two daughters, Leigh and Jordan. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may…

NAFEM is offering a new streamlined approach to the certification process which allows prospective Certified Foodservice Professionals to take the course at their own pace, at home or in the office. The CFSP Online Course Package, priced at $775 per person, includes the application fee, a .pdf copy of the review questions and glossary of…

Globe Equipment Co. is marking its 75th year in business. The Bridgeport, Conn., family-owned dealership has been a regional supplier of foodservice equipment and supplies to restaurants and institutions since 1938, and more recently, internationally. Globe was founded by brothers Sidney and David Ringelheim; Sidney’s son, Jay, now serves as owner of the business. For…

Edward Don & Co. held an open house, catered lunch, tours and ribbon cutting on June 10 to celebrate the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters and distribution center on Adam Don Parkway in Woodridge, Ill. Surrounded by family and company members, Pres./CEO Steve Don cut the ribbon on the new Illinois distribution center.…

There’s been a management change at Allied Buying Corp. Tom Venetis, a 24-year veteran of Edward Don & Co., has joined the buying group as its incoming executive director. He will succeed Tom Wilhelm, who will retire at the end of this year. Venetis joins Lombard, Ill.-based ABC from Don, where he most recently served…

Greg Wait, who spent 30 years as v.p.-sales and marketing at The Salvajor Co., is moving on. Amy Huston, director of sales, now will be leading the Kansas City, Mo., company’s sales team. Huston has been focused on dealer sales, covering all areas of the country, since 2008. She is a 25-year veteran of the…