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There were no empty seats at FEDA’s presentations during The NAFEM Show in Anaheim, Calif. Nearly 450 dealer personnel attended “The SELL Process—Your Offense” at FEDA’s Box Lunch sales seminar. The program, led by speaker Don Buttrey, included techniques on how to prepare and execute highly effective customer interactions. Additionally, NAFEM President Mike Whiteley of…

Last month’s edition of The NAFEM Show in Anaheim, Calif., boasted a strong turnout with more than 20,000 foodservice professionals on the show floor during the Feb. 19-21 exhibition. The NAFEM Show’s attendance totaled 9,940; the biggest segment of attendees was dealers, who comprised 44% of the total. Operators made up 29% of those attending,…

Vera Jenkins, who was given the title “First Lady of Foodservice” through her long and varied career as a dietitian and manufacturers’ rep, passed away Feb. 21 at the age of 95. After receiving her degree in home economics, Jenkins was one of six students admitted into Duke University’s graduate program for dietetic studies. During…

The Kitchen Innovations Class of 2015 has been unveiled. The class is comprised of 23 recipients of the National Restaurant Association’s KI Awards, which honor equipment and technologies that increase productivity for back-of-house operations and benefit restaurant operators through advancements in food safety, cook-time efficiency and energy conservation. The KI Award recipients reflect the trends…

Don’t forget April 3. That’s the deadline to complete and return the survey forms emailed to past participants and other dealers for Foodservice Equipment Reports’ annual Top Dealers listing. The survey data on sales volumes and service offerings will be published in FER’s June issue. It’s the fifth year for this annual listing. The survey…

ACCUREX FIRE READY HOODAccurex’s new Fire Ready Hood, Model XRRS, functions as a standard ventilation range hood that can suppress stovetop fires, addressing the challenge of protecting residential-style appliances used in commercial settings, such as military bases, dorms, firehouses, churches and more. Designed for use over a 30- or 36-in. residential range, the hood incorporates…

Wholesale food prices rose 5.5% last year—the fifth consecutive year of increases in the U.S.—but the U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting significant price drops for some key commodity categories in 2015. The forecasts were part of the USDA’s December 2014 projections. The department forecasts pork prices should fall 11%-17% this year, after gaining 19%…