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Operator Perspectives 2016
Success in 2016 depends on unit economics in the face of rising minimum wages, healthcare and commodities costs. “Back to basics” is the battle cry.
Time To Invest In Equipment: Congress Gives Ops, Small Businesses A Permanent Tax Break
At year’s end, the foodservice equipment industry and its customers received the gift that keeps on giving. After years of late-minute uncertainty on whether Congress would renew the deal that many business owners rely on to finance their big-ticket purchases, Washington got its act together in December and passed a mammoth tax bill providing small…
With Annual Conference Nearing, MAFSI Adds Three New Directors
Atlanta-based MAFSI has tapped three new national directors to its 19-person board. New are: Mitch Marcotte, Principal-GMV Sales, Westboro, Mass., representing Region 1-New England. Steve Amos, HRI Inc., St. Claire Shores, Mich., representing Region 6-Michigan/Indiana. Amos, CPMR, CFSP, also serves as a member of the Industry Advisory Committee for the School Nutrition Association of Michigan.…
Rippe Adds Management Consultant
Robert Rippe & Associates has hired Joie Schoonover as Management Consultant, a role in which she will provide and implement operational solutions to clients throughout the country. Schoonover brings more than 30 years of industry experience to her new role at the Minnetonka, Minn., consultancy, including the past seven years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.…
New Ownership For Togo’s
Togo’s Eateries, the San Jose, Calif.-based sandwich chain, has been acquired by Nimes Capital. Current co-owner, the equity firm Mainsail Partners, will sell its shares to Nimes, a private equity investment arm of Nazarian Enterprises. CEO Tony Gioia will retain his ownership stake in Togo’s and continue leading the chain’s ongoing revitalization and expansion. No…
Industry Veteran Chuck Maddox Joins Heritage
Heritage Parts recently announced that Chuck Maddox has joined the organization as Director of Business Development-Chain Segment. He will be responsible for growing Heritage’s business within the chain segment through new acquisitions and the build-out of the existing customer base. Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., Heritage is a provider of genuine OEM replacement parts and…
Unified Brands Taps New NE Sales Manager
Unified Brands has hired Amanda McGuffin-Noll as regional sales manager for the northeast territory of the United States. In her new role, she will manage local representatives for Unified’s institutional business while leading sales growth and supporting local dealers. McGuffin-Noll has 20-plus years’ experience in sales, marketing, product management and foodservice management. Unified Brands, headquartered…
FEDA Convention Forms Online
Dealer members and industry partners heading for FEDA’s 2016 Annual Convention can now access information and registration forms at FEDA’s website. Both online and pdf versions can be found
Myers Enhances Presence In San Francisco
Myers Restaurant Supply is getting bigger on the West Coast. The dealer’s new Alameda, Calif., office is its second in the Bay Area. In the past three years, Santa Rosa-based Myers also opened new offices in Southern California and New Jersey. It had a booming year in 2014, reporting sales of $38.3 million, a nearly…
Here’s To A Good Year, And Another Good Year
We’re going to keep this one short and sweet. Jan and I have a Christmas tree to finish trimming, our son Sam came home from Ohio University for winter break yesterday (I write this Sunday, Dec. 13), and I’m just getting going on Christmas shopping. On the business side, we have two meetings with our…
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