“Sustainability” may sound like a destination too far, but you get there the same way you get anywhere—one step at a time.

Using about a third as much energy as a comparable incandescent bulb, and lasting as much as 25 times longer, the latest-generation LEDs are finding applications almost everywhere.

Exhibitors and attendance both were up at this year’s extravaganza in Chicago

Multiplex Blend-In Cup Beverage System

Equipment and supplies innovations were on view earlier this year in Hamburg, Germany as 1,105 exhibitors from 28 countries displayed their offerings.

Three chains with different corporate models take very different approaches to LEED certification and sustainable buildings.

Long-time industry sales veteran Jonette Wylie passed away Nov. 8 in her Goodyear, Ariz., home. Wylie was one of the first women to become a major figure in equipment sales during a career that spanned 30 years. She grew up in western Iowa and entered the industry as a territory rep with Vulcan-Hart in the…

With the economy roiling and E&S sales declining, one bright spot is bubbling to the surface: falling materials prices.

Opening stores in nontraditional locations, beefing up bar areas and managing costs are just a few ways operators plan to cope with the economic downturn.

Just when we thought rising costs for food, fuel and construction materials were the real problem, the economy melted down. Fortunately, the pros in our industry know how to handle a crisis. Read on for six operators’ coping strategies heading into 2009.