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Another 209,000 Jobs Added in July, Consumer Confidence Measures Mixed
In other economic news pertinent to foodservice: Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 209,000 jobs in July, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Aug.1. The unemployment rate ticked upward to 6.2% as more discouraged workers returned to the labor market. In leisure and hospitality, 21,000 jobs were created. The…
Technomic Sets Schedule For “Technomic Talks” Webinar Series
Technomic is continuing its "Technomic Talks" webinar series, launched last year in cooperation with the Int’l. Foodservice Distributors Association. Each 20-minute webinar covers a major trend of interest to foodservice industry professionals. All sessions begin at 10 a.m. Central Time. For more information on each session and to register, go to
MAFSI Reps Forecast 4.1% E&S Growth In 2015
Manufacturers’ reps surveyed for the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry annual forecast, released last week, expect sales of foodservice equipment, supplies and furnishings to grow 4.1% in 2015. Growth is forecast for all five MAFSI regions and across all product categories. The forecast, for the first time, includes forecasts for growth of seven…
Carbon-Monoxide Detectors Get New Scrutiny In New York
Last month’s fatal carbon-monoxide leak in a Long Island restaurant has prompted a push by city and state lawmakers to make carbon-monoxide detectors mandatory in foodservice operations. A Legal Sea Foods restaurant manager was killed and 27 others were sickened in the carbon-monoxide leak on Feb. 22. Investigators say a faulty flue pipe in the…
Wage Protests Roll Up To Golden Arches’ HQ
Quick-service workers calling for higher wages were galvanized into action last week. Thirty-two busses filled with an estimated 1,500 protesters rolled up to the corporate headquarters of McDonald’s Corp. in Oak Brook, Ill. The protestors came from across the country; many were members of the newly formed Fast Food Forward, a movement of New York…
NAFEM Urges Members To Speak Out On SNAP Regulatory Changes
NAFEM members have until Oct. 6 to leave a comment on the proposed rule, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which seeks to phase out all refrigerants currently used in commercial refrigeration equipment by Jan. 1, 2016. The EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy Program requires the agency to identify and approve climate-friendly chemical alternatives…
Affordable Care Act: January 2015 Is Key Time To Track Data
The Affordable Care Act mandates employers with 100 or more full-time-equivalent employees to offer healthcare coverage to full-time employees in 2015. While foodservice operators and other businesses with 50-99 full-time employees have until 2016 to offer coverage, they must start tracking healthcare-coverage-related employee data in January 2015 for reports that must be submitted to the…
MUFES And 2014 Top Dealer Survey
We just finished our seventh biennial Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium, held in Austin, Texas, over the weekend. More than 150 attendees, including 68 chain and multiunit operators, leading manufacturer and dealer suppliers, spent three days together discussing the changing operator environment, technical and process topics. It was the largest MUFES we’ve staged since 2008—a sign…
In Memoriam: Frances Gustafson
Frances Gustafson, the matriarch of San Antonio’s family-owned Ace Mart Restaurant Supply empire, died Feb. 27. She was 85. She was preceded in death by her best friend and husband of 58 years, Norm “Gus” Gustafson. Ace Mart was founded in 1975, and currently is run by the three Gustafson children, Carl, Norma and Paul.…
Best Practices Seminar Planned For Manufacturers
The Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational Research Foundation, a charitable education foundation sponsored by rep associations in diverse industries, is holding a two-day seminar next month. Manufacturers wanting to strengthen or create a rep network are invited to attend MRERF’s Manufacturer’s Best Practices May 7-8 in Atlanta. The seminar’s format of an interactive dialogue will focus on…
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