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DESIGN: Babalu Gets It Right
Babalu’s open kitchen layout plus the concept’s creative “sample and share” menu will generate more than $3.5 million/year from a 4,000-sq.-ft. space. Here’s how it’s evolving.
GALLERY: Salad Bars
SERVER PRODUCTS SALAD CROCK PUMP Server Products’ Salad Crock Pump dispenses smooth condiments, dressings and sauces directly from a standard 2.7-qt. salad crock. A clear, plastic lid allows fast monitoring of product levels while the adjustable pump takes care of portion control and eliminates the mess of ladling at the salad bar. The stainless hybrid…
PRODUCTS: August 2014
APP OF THE MONTHAnyone looking into combi ovens knows that a smoking option is a nice benefit. AccuTemp’s Fusion combis have an interesting smoker option we saw at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago in May. Smok’N’Fusion is a smoker box that goes on the outside of the oven—specifically on the top. That means…
Pitco Appoints New VP International Sales
Pitco Frialator has added Eric Anderson, CFSP, as v.p.-international sales. Anderson joins Bow, N.H.-based Pitco from Australia, where he had been a regional director for Manitowoc Foodservice. He’s spent two decades in sales and marketing in the foodservice equipment industry; the past 15 years have been internationally focused. Pitco Frialator, a division of the Middleby…
Brazil’s Vivenda do Camarão Chain Debuts In U.S.
American chains have been expanding south and north of the border for years. In December, Brazil’s 161-unit Vivenda do Camarão restaurant chain made its American debut in South Florida. Its most notable adaptation to the U.S. market was the signage: in its two new Florida stores, the restaurant is known by its name in English,…
Fuddruckers Heads South
One of the first fast-casual better-burger operations is growing its Caribbean footprint. Fuddruckers opened its first unit in the Dominican Republic in January. The Santo Domingo restaurant, sited in one of the capital city’s new upscale malls, merges the chain’s classic roadhouse design scheme with local colors and images, and includes 100 interior seats and…
IFMA Announces Eight Silver Plate Winners
Eight operators have been named as recipients of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association’s 2014 Silver Plate Awards. From among the eight winners, each representing their respective segment of foodservice operations, one will be named the 2014 IFMA Gold Plate Award winner at the 60th Annual Gold & Silver Plate Celebration, held in Chicago on May…
Legal Sea Foods Spreads Out
The 32-unit Boston-based chain, best known for its mall and airport locations in seven Eastern Seaboard states, has debuted two smaller, neighborhood concepts: Legal Crossing, sporting an edgier, more adult look; and Legal Oysteria, a cozy Italian concept. The company, which also has four Legal C Bar stores, and solo Legal Test Kitchen and Legal…
HOTELEX Shanghai 2014 Forum Delivers Day of Insights, Trends
Shanghai was a very busy place for foodservice professionals earlier this month. The show, March 30-April 2, drew 81,596 E&S professionals from more than 130 countries to Hotelex Shanghai at the city’s New International Expo Centre. More than 1,600 exhibitors spread out across the show floor. “Foodservice in the 21st Century,” the show’s day-long educational…
Honors And Appointments:
Middleby Marshall has been named by Marco’s Pizza as a recipient of its “High 5 Award.” The award honors vendors that meet certain quality, service and supply criteria for five consecutive years. Toledo, Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza has more than 470 stores in 33 states. Nor-Lake has been named the Heavy Equipment Vendor of the Year…
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