It’s Christmas in a few days for us Christians. Three of my four grandparents were English working-class Methodists, and the fourth had Mennonite strains. But I have friends of nearly all the tribes and faiths, so Happy Holidays to you all. Never met a festival I didn’t like.As we end the first “calendar” year of…

Structural Concepts has named Wayne Martin as its eastern regional foodservice sales manager, covering the East Coast and some additional territories. Martin joins the Muskegon, Mich., manufacturer of refrigerated display cases with a 30-year resume in the foodservice equipment industry, including experience in customer service, marketing and sales. He has also served as liaison to Foodservice Consultants…

David Mouck has been promoted to the posts of president/general manager of Robot Coupe U.S.A. Mouck has been with the Jackson, Miss., company for almost five years, beginning as sales/marketing manager and most recently serving as v.p.-sales/marketing.  Robot Coupe manufactures commercial food processors and has a complete line of food processors, vegetable-prep machines, vertical cutter-mixers,…

There are only a few days left to register for FEDA’s next teleconference seminar: “Zap the Gap Understanding, Connecting & Selling to Multiple Generations” is slated for Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Registrants can listen live that day at 10 a.m. CST or listen at their convenience Jan. 13-Feb.14 via digital replay. Registration deadline is Wed.,…

As this edition of FER Dealer Report wings its way into cyberspace, all’s not well at Energy Star. In fact, references to Dr. Frankenstein come to mind. As in “What kind of monster is this?” Good intentions, road to hell, unintended consequences, all those phrases come to mind, in fact. EPA’s Energy Star program, for…

TableCraft Products Co. has announced that on Jan.1, 2011, David Burnside will assume the presidency of the 64-year-old firm. The promotion was announced by current Pres. and company owner Glenn Davis, who will move into the role of CEO and chairman of the board. Davis joined TableCraft in 1974, and became president in ’97. He…

Kold-Draft has appointed Jack Antell as v.p. of sales, giving him responsibility for guiding the Erie, Pa., manufacturer’s overall sales strategies. He will lead the sales team to drive growth and profitability across specific markets with new product roll-outs. Antell is an industry veteran with a resume that includes management and sales positions at Manitowoc,…

Scotsman Ice Systems has just announced the appointment of Denis Griesmer as v.p. of sales and marketing. Until this promotion, Griesmer had been serving as director of sales at Ice-O-Matic. The two-decade industry veteran assumes his new post at Scotsman this week. In a statement released with the announcement, Mark McClanahan, president of Scotsman, said: “Having…

Hey dealers, got your tickets for The NAFEM Show in February? The biennial event hosted by the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers has a lineup of more than 500 exhibiting manufacturers from A.J. Antunes to The Zeroll Co. And the upcoming 2011 show is boasting a 50% increase in the number of new…

T&S Brass has tapped Jona Thomas to serve as Southeast region sales manager. Thomas’ responsibilities include developing potential and existing accounts in the plumbing and foodservice industries. Thomas will work with foodservice consultants and dealers, plumbing distributors and engineers. Additionally, she will train and manage 13 rep agencies in the Southeast region. Prior to joining…