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Goodwin Takes Reins At Oliver
Veteran foodservice industry executive Ken Goodwin has been named President of Oliver Packaging & Equipment. He has overall responsibility for the company, which manufactures bakery equipment for supermarkets, retail bakeries and foodservice operations and designs, manufactures and distributes meal-packaging systems; Goodwin will report to Oliver Products CEO Jerry Bennish. Goodwin joins the Walker, Mich., company from…
Hestan Adds New V.P. Of Sales
Hestan Commercial has brought on board Basil Larkin as Vice President of Sales. Larkin joins the cooking equipment manufacturer from Craftsman Republic, where he served as chief sales officer. Earlier, he spent two years as vice president-sales and marketing at Lynx Grills, where he oversaw sales organization and strategy, distribution management, and marketing and product…
Heritage Buys Choquette CKS
In a move that expands its aftermarket service across the Canadian market, Heritage Food Service Group announced July 13 that it has acquired Choquette CKS of Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, for an undisclosed amount. Choquette is the largest foodservice equipment repair and genuine OEM parts distributor in the Quebec province. “This acquisition further…
In Memoriam: Dick Campion
Russell Richmond “Dick” Campion, who served as president of three major E&S manufacturers and served as NAFEM president and on the association’s board of directors, died July 8 in Palm City, Fla. He was 84. The Milwaukee native began his 40-year career in the foodservice industry in 1953 when he joined hometown-based Boelter Cos. Ten…
Whaley Names Area Manager For Impending Orlando Location
Sandi Halcomb has joined Whaley Foodservice Repairs as Area Manager for its new Orlando, Fla., location. Halcomb began her career in the commercial kitchen equipment parts and service industry more than 15 years ago, working under Tom Walter at NASS Parts & Service in Orlando; Walter joined Whaley earlier this year. Halcomb will focus on…
FEDA’s Free Profit Survey Provides Dealers Wealth Of Info
Is Smith Co. keeping up with Jones Inc.? Can Smith find out how it compares with its peers? If Smith is a FEDA member, there’s a way. The 2015 FEDA Profit Report, available only to FEDA members who complete and submit their Profit Surveys questionnaires by Aug 1, will provide a wealth of personalized information…
Chain Personnel News:
Subway has named Suzanne Greco President while her brother, Founder and CEO Fred DeLuca, battles leukemia. She now will share day-to-day operations with DeLuca, who continues to set the overall strategic direction for the company. Greco will report directly to DeLuca. Greco has been involved with the Milford, Conn., chain since it was founded in…
Michigan Looks To Reverse Course On Prison Kitchen Inspections
Michigan’s legislature is mulling a bipartisan bill that would require prison kitchen facilities to have food-safety inspections performed when a contractor is managing the kitchen. Currently, under the Michigan Food Law, state prison kitchen facilities are exempt from being classified as a “food establishment” and are not subject to the routine inspections mandated for other…
NYC Zeroes In On Zero Waste
In what would be a huge expansion of its composting program, New York City is moving to require arenas, large hotel restaurants and food wholesalers to compost all of their food scraps. The program would be mandatory for some New York businesses that generate large amounts of food waste, like the Barclays Center, Citi Field…
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