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Panel Discussions To Lay Out Ideas At FEDA Convention
FEDA’s 2015 Convention kicks off a month from today at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. Among the many educational and networking opportunities at the March 25-29 event are two panel discussions. The first will be held during FEDA’s annual members’ meeting on Thursday morning, March 26. The breakfast meeting is…
Rapids Names Contract Sales Manager
Rapids Foodservice Contract & Design Co. has hired Steve Grosshans as a new contract sales manager in their St. Paul, Minn., office. Grosshans, who joined Rapids earlier this month, brings 27 years of experience with Superior Products and US Foods in their Minnesota location. Rapids also has offices in Marion, Iowa; Earth City, Mo.; and…
Singer Elevates Two Veterans To New Posts
Singer Equipment Co. has promoted Andrew Beauchamp to the newly created position of sales manager. Beauchamp will be responsible for the growth and development of the supply sales division, including all street sales and the dealer’s Wyomissing, Pa., and Bellmawr, N.J., stores. The company veteran formerly served as a store manager and district sales manager…
FTC Blocks Sysco/US Foods Merger
Last Thursday, as many in the foodservice industry browsed The NAFEM Show’s exhibits, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Sysco Corp.’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival US Foods. The move sets the stage for a major court battle over a plan to combine the nation’s two largest food distributors. In a 3-2 vote, the FTC…
FTC Holds Off Vote On Sysco/US Foods Deal
The Federal Trade Commission has blinked. Last Wednesday night, the regulator was close to voting to block Sysco Corp.’s $3.5 billion purchase of rival US Foods, but postponed the decision after an intense day of meetings with Sysco. Sysco, the country’s largest broadliner, met last week with the FTC’s five commissioners in a last-ditch attempt…
Bipartisan Bill Would Set Lower Taxes For Restaurant Construction And Improvements
Both the House and Senate are considering bills that would permanently lower the taxes paid by restaurant operators. The legislation would create a 15-year tax-depreciation schedule for new restaurant construction as well as restaurant, leasehold and retail improvements. If the bills pass Congress and are signed by President Obama, it would end the uncertainty that…
Habit Burger Grill Heads Overseas
Habit Restaurants hopes to make its fast-casual outlets a habit in the Middle East. The chain’s first-ever international franchise agreement is with Food Quest Restaurant Management, which will develop up to 50 new Habit Burger Grill units in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman over the next decade. Habit Burger debuted in…
Ruby’s Diner Plans Big To Go Small
Ruby Restaurant Group is hoping to make a splash in the fast-casual market and add 20 franchises of its smaller “dinette-style” stores this year. The smaller units have half the footprint and half the startup costs of a standard Ruby’s Diner outlet. Ruby’s has been testing the 1960s-vibe dinette concept for about eight months in…
GFEN Honors Alto-Shaam
Alto-Shaam will receive the 2015 Gas Foodservice Equipment Network Blue Flame Product of the Year Award for its CT PROformance 7-20 Combitherm oven during this week’s The NAFEM Show in Anaheim, Calif. The Menomonee Falls, Wis., manufacturer was honored for its ability to address leading commercial kitchen equipment challenges with advancements in speed, energy efficiency…
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