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Comment Deadline Nears For New Energy Standards For Ice Makers
How stringent can the standards for energy efficient foodservice equipment be, and still remain financial viable and within reason for manufacturers and operators? The comment period is coming to a close this week on the notice for proposed rulemaking for energy conservation standards for commercial ice machines. The changes proposed by the Department of Energy…
California Changes How Franchisors Can Do Business
The California State Assembly approved a law last week making it harder for franchisor companies, including foodservice chains, to terminate franchising agreements. Another version of the proposed law, SB 610, already had been approved by the State Senate last year. The bill now will return to the Senate for final approval. Business groups, including the…
Sysco, US Foods Deal Delayed Again
Citing lengthier than expected talks with antitrust regulators, the megamerger between the nation’s two largest broadline distributors is taking a bit longer than anticipated. When Sysco Corp. announced its planned acquisition of US Foods last December, the Houston company expected the deal to close by the end of September 2014, then pushed it to the…
Excell Names Vendor Relations Chief
Excell Marketing & Procurement Group’s foodservice equipment dealer network has added Matthew Arthur to its team as director of vendor relations. Arthur comes to Excell with more than 22 years of experience in the E&S industry; his career encompasses both wholesale and retail procurement and distribution. At Denver-based Excell, he’ll serve as the primary relationship…
Dealer Personnel Moves:
A number of executive moves have been announced at Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co. The E&S dealer has appointed CFO Ron Bruck as its new president. Bruck, a CPA, is a 10-year veteran of Atlanta Fixture. The company also has promoted Marty Levenstiem from v.p.-purchasing to executive v.p. and elevated Bill Watson from v.p.-engineering to…
Alto-Shaam Honored For Workforce Development, Names Northeast Sales Manager
Alto-Shaam was recently awarded the 2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award for workforce development. The award, announced at a Feb. 27 black tie banquet in Milwaukee, honored Alto-Shaam for its commitment to the continual development of its employees and its charitable contributions, including: Establishing an Alto-Shaam University to help ensure all employees have…
In Memoriam: Pearl Fishman
Pearl Fishman, the wife of FEDA past-president Howard Fishman of TriMark SS Kemp and mother of Mark and Steve Fishman and Cathy Wallerstein, has died. She was an instrumental force in the growth and success of the Cleveland dealership; she started the firm’s human-resource and customer-services departments, as well as creating its marketing arm. In…
New E-Firm Supplies Most-Needed Parts
There is a new Internet-based source for operator’s most frequently needed foodservice equipment parts: Popular Restaurant Parts, which specializes in stocking only the top 1,000 parts used in foodservice kitchen equipment and selling them to service companies and equipment dealers. The Wyoming-based company was founded by industry veteran Dave Morris, who also serves as v.p.-sales.…
Middleby Acquires Self-Serve Coffee Machine Manufacturer
The Middleby Corp. announced on Sept. 8 that it had acquired Concordia Coffee Co., a maker of automated and self-service coffee and espresso machines for the commercial foodservice and c-store industries. The 10-year old Seattle-based firm sells its machines to c-store, hotel, restaurant chain, and institutional customers. It has approximately $15 million in annual revenues.
FEDA Offers UID Scholarships
Get out your notebooks. Ten scholarships will be tendered by FEDA’s Education Foundation for the University of Innovative Distribution program this spring. The March 8-11, 2015, program in Indianapolis is aimed at professional distribution-management personnel. Course content includes sales planning, negotiating skills, leadership, delegation and inventory management. Participants create their own curriculum to earn continuing-education…
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