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Champion Names New National Service Manager
Champion Industries/Ali Group has tapped Brent Blanton as its new National Service Manager. Blanton will replace Gary Tuttle, who is retiring from the position at the end of 2015 after 44 years with the Winston-Salem, N.C., warewashing manufacturer. Blanton began his career in foodservice in 1995 as the managing partner and branch manager of Raleigh,…
Boelter Direct South Teams With Restaurant Outfitters
Boelter Direct South has hired Rusty Skaggs, Owner of Bethlehem, Ga.-based Restaurant Outfitters. Skaggs has more than a decade of experience working in the foodservice industry with particular expertise in foodservice design, equipment purchasing and installation. Nick Adams, President of Boelter Direct South, stated, “We are honored to have someone with Rusty’s experience, talent and…
Irinox Appoints New President
Ronald van Bakergem has been named the new President of Irinox USA. Van Bakergem, who has worked in the U.S. foodservice industry for about seven years, joins Irinox from Miami-based Infrico USA, where he was G.M. Infrico imports, distributes and sells commercial refrigeration equipment. He also served as North American sales director during his three-year…
Curtis Sells To Employees
Curtis Restaurant Equipment, the family-owned dealer, has been sold to its employees. The Springfield, Ore., company, founded in 1963, sold 100% of its stock to employees in an ESOP transaction; Dan Curtis and Mike Curtis were majority shareholders. Under the deal, effective November 16, all 54 Curtis employees will participate in company ownership. The company,…
Franke Appoints 4-Star Reps
Franke Foodservice Solutions, the Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturer, has selected 4 Star Representatives for its network of independent marketing agencies. The firm will provide full marketing and sales support throughout eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. The six-person firm is owned by Karen VanPelt-Higgins, a registered dietitian with more than 20 years of multiunit foodservice management…
Globe Expands Staffing
Globe Food Equipment has added two members to its offices in Dayton, Ohio. Kari Fulton is the firm’s new Food Retail Business Development Manager. She joins Globe from Alto-Shaam, where she served as v.p.-retail sales. Fulton started her foodservice career at The University of Iowa, where she spent 13 years in restaurant, club and institutional…
Tomlinson Adds Marketing, Business Development Managers
Melissa Figas has joined Tomlinson Industries as its new Marketing and Advertising Manager. She previously worked in sales and finance roles at McMaster-Carr Supply, a national distributor of industrial supplies, and in web content development at Midwest Retail Services, a Columbus, Ohio, distributor of retail fixtures. Also new to Tomlinson is Matt Figas, the Cleveland,…
New York Nixes NRA’s Sodium Delay Request
Call it salt in the wound. The New York City Department of Health has denied a request from the National Restaurant Association to delay implementing a new sodium regulation set to take effect Dec. 1. The health department stated it could not put off enacting an “important rule that will help New Yorkers make healthier…
Chicago To Welcome Two ShopHouse Units
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, the fast-casual concept from Chipotle Mexican Grill, is close to entry dates for its debut in the Windy City. Its first location opens this month in suburban Schaumburg, and December will see the opening of a new store in Chicago’s Loop. The brand currently operates 10 locations in Washington and Los…
Congress Mulls Bills Adjusting C-Store Compliance With Menu-Labeling Rules
Congress is looking favorably at loosening the guidelines on menu-labeling legislation for convenience stores. Both the House and the Senate are considering bipartisan-sponsored versions of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015, which would allow adjustments to federal menu labeling for c-store owners. The legislation has the support of the National Association of Convenience…
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