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PRIDE Marketing & Procurement has enhanced its dealer distribution network throughout Mexico with the addition of a new dealer member based in Cancún. The new member, Stepsa, has offices in México City and Los Cabos, Mexico, as well as The Woodlands, Texas. The company provides quotations, sales, installations and startup services to nearly every segment…

TriMark USA, the nation’s largest E&S distributor, likely will be under new ownership by the end of August. Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire the South Attleboro, Mass., firm from Audax Group. Since partnering with equity firm Audax eight years ago, TriMark has grown from a $250 million…

Friday marks the deadline to apply for the 2015 Kitchen Innovations Awards. Now in their 11th year, the National Restaurant Association’s KI Awards honor meaningful advancements in foodservice equipment and technology and give suppliers of these cutting-edge products the opportunity to gain industrywide visibility. Recipients will be announced in March and exhibited and demonstrated two…

Browne Foodservice has appointed Jim Girolamo as its new director of sales foodservice-U.S. Girolamo has been with the smallwares supplier for the past three years with responsibilities in chain account sales and most recently as the company’s eastern regional manager. Company President Michael Browne noted, “Jim Girolamo has effectively worked with many of the key…

The Sysco-US Foods deal might be closer to regulatory approval than we thought. Sysco, the country’s biggest food distributor, is closing in on a deal for the $3.5 billion merger. The key is divestiture, and the Houston firm is in advanced talks to sell some assets to Blackstone Group-owned Performance Food Group. The Federal Trade…

Master-Bilt’s next generation bottom-mounted medium (BMG) and low-temp (BLG) glass door merchandisers capture high-end design features while delivering the value and performance expected of the Master-Bilt BMG/BLG Plus line. ENERGY STAR-qualified BMG/BLG Plus merchandisers feature full-height glass doors, four adjustable cantilever shelves per door and double strip LED lighting for maximum product visibility and maximum…

As part of Alfi’s 100th anniversary celebration this year, Service Ideas is offering a limited-edition satin silver Juwel carafe at special anniversary pricing. The Juwel is Alfi’s flagship carafe, and continues to be a symbol of superior craftsmanship and attention to quality and detail. The Juwel is manufactured from copper and features 5 layers of…