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California Shows Its Hand On New Food-Handling Law
California is taking it slow on the state’s new law banning bare-hand contact with prepared food. At the urging of the California Restaurant Association, the two agencies in charge of enforcing the new law (the California Department of Public Health and the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health) agreed to implement a six-month “soft”…
To Grade Or Not To Grade, That’s Milwaukee’s Question
Milwaukee is weighing whether to become Wisconsin’s first city to institute a restaurant grading system. If the proposed ordinance—which directs the city’s health department to set up a grading system—passes, Milwaukee would join several other major cities and states that have embraced posting inspection grades despite strong opposition from the restaurant industry. Much is up…
Florida Revamps Inspections
New guidelines for restaurant inspections have been issued by the Florida state agency that checks up on restaurants and food trucks. The rules from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation went into effect July 1 and are designed to make the inspection process more efficient by categorizing foodservice establishments into four sets of “risk…
Chicago Tries Twitter To Monitor Foodborne Illnesses
Tweets are the newest way to monitor foodborne illness and restaurants in need of health inspections in the city of Chicago. The Chicago Department of Public Health is using Twitter to monitor the city for restaurants that may be in need of health inspections. The department’s dedicated Twitter bot, twitter.com/foodbornechi, and an online complaint form,…
FEDA Education Foundation Awards A Dozen UID Scholarships
Twelve member management professionals recently were awarded full scholarships to the 2014 University of Industrial Distribution Program. The scholarships, awarded by the Foodservice Equipment Distributor’s Association’s Educational Foundation, will help underwrite the winners’ expenses for the UID Program March 9-12 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis Hotel. The scholarship winners are: Isaac Rodriguez, Ace Mart Restaurant…
LoLo Honors Its Top Distributors
LoLo, the Byram, Miss., maker of steamers, tilting skillets, kettles, refrigerated equipment stands and countertop cooking equipment, has recognized two of its distributors for outstanding performance. SESCO has been honored as LoLo’s 2013 Distributor of the Year. According to Clay Thames, Lolo’s national sales manager, “They are a well-managed company with owners/management who walk the…
Northwest Foodservice Show Opens Sunday
The largest food and beverage expo in the Pacific Northwest opens this weekend in Seattle. The Northwest Foodservice Show, April 13-14 at the Washington State Convention Center, includes a new interactive kitchen, a new products showcase, educational seminars, and a technology pavilion highlighting emerging technology tools and equipment geared toward the foodservice and hospitality industry.…
In Memoriam: Dealer Michael Schatz
Michael Schatz, president and CEO of The Restaurant Source, died May 16. He was 45 years old. The Denver-based E&S dealership installs and designs projects and has a thriving Internet business. It was founded in 1951. Schatz is survived by his wife, Lisa Weinstein Schatz, M.D.; two daughters and a son; his parents; and two…
NRA’s Performance Index Hit Two-Year High In May
The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index rose again in May, as same-store sales and traffic and operator expectations of future sales continued to improve. The overall index rose 0.4 point to 102.1, its highest reading since March 2012. May was also the 15th consecutive month the index has stood above 100. Index values above…
Fall Meeting Lineup
It’s not just back-to-school time. It’s back to fall meetings and conferences for industry associations and buying groups. Here’s what’s coming up in the next month or so: Sept. 15-18: NexGen (Chicago) Sept. 22-24: CFESA Fall Conference (Key Largo, Fla.) Oct. 6-10: PRIDE Fall Conference (Detroit) Oct. 8-11: SEFA (San Antonio) Oct. 16-18: NESA (San…
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