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Prices Of Stainless And Aluminum Remain Elevated Despite Recent Slides
Prices of stainless steel and aluminum, two metals commonly used in foodservice equipment and supplies, have risen sharply during the past 12 months. Despite drops in prices for both commodities in September and October, prices remain elevated overall. At the same time, prices for other metals, such as copper and carbon steels, have fallen, driven…
FDA Allows More Time To Chew The Fat On Trans Fat
Apparently, a lot of voices want to be heard on regulating trans fat. Because of a larger-than-anticipated number of stakeholder requests for speaking time, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration is adding another 60 days to the comment period on its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils, the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in…
USDA Serves Notice: Reviews Are Nearly In For Menu Labeling
It’s the final review process, finally, for the menu labeling requirement already pro forma in many foodservice chains. After several postponements and delays, the federal government has moved that piece of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to the final step in the review process. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,…
NYC Soda Ban Fizzes Out
New York City’s ban on big sodas officially is dead. The state’s highest court has refused to reinstate the city’s controversial limits on sales of jumbo (more than 16 oz.) sugary drinks. The New York State Court of Appeals ruled on June 26 that the city’s Board of Health “exceeded the scope of its regulatory…
FTC Considers Challenge To Sysco, US Foods Merger
The Federal Trade Commission is considering a possible antitrust lawsuit to block the planned merger of Sysco Corp. and US Foods. The FTC, which has been investigating the merger for several months, is concerned that combining the nation’s two biggest food suppliers to restaurants, schools and other institutions could threaten competition. Sysco announced plans in…
In Memoriam: Mark Ottenheimer
Mark Ottenheimer, president of Baltimore-based Ottenheimer Equipment, died Dec. 12, 2013, after a long illness. He was the fifth generation of Ottenheimers on the Baltimore foodservice scene; the family began in the 1880s as butchers to what was then called the restaurant trade. They evolved into commercial millwork manufacturers; during World War I, their expertise…
Midwest Expo Offers Free On-Site Commercial Training
The Energy Center of Wisconsin once again is teaming up with the expertise of the West Coast-based Food Service Technology Center to offer on-site commercial training and advice during the March 10-12 Midwest Foodservice Expo in Milwaukee. The program, “Operating an Energy-Efficient Restaurant,” will be led March 12 by Richard Young, the FSTC’s lead engineer…
FEDA Convention Reports Great Turnout, New Board Members Take Seats
Close to 400 E&S dealers and manufacturers convened last week in Indian Wells, Calif., for FEDA’s annual convention. In addition to well-received speakers, seminars and workshops, the convention included the election of new officers and board members during the dealer association’s annual members meeting. Officers: President-Brad Pierce, Restaurant Equipment World Vice President-Joe Schmitt, Rapids Wholesale…
Upbeat Mood At NRA
Today, May 20, is the final day of the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. I am heading downtown in a few minutes to man the booth and chat up the remaining customers and readers. Though Jan and I missed Saturday and Sunday—our daughter Emma graduated on Saturday from the University of Iowa—everyone I saw…
In Memoriam: Robot Coupe Founder Bill Gilmore
Bill Gilmore, 90, one of the three founders of Robot Coupe U.S.A., died June 15 at his home in Raymond, Miss. He started his 50-year career in the foodservice industry with Durnin-Rentzel, a manufacturer’s rep firm in Oklahoma City. In 1960, he became a founding partner in Marketing Agents South in Jackson, Miss., where he…
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