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Severity Of California Drought Prompts Mandated Water-Usage Cutbacks
While much of the country digs out of the snow, California is facing a severe drought, likely the worst and most prolonged period of dry weather since record-keeping began there more than 100 years ago. The state had no precipitation in January, normally its rainy month, and state officials say California’s reservoirs are 20% lower…
Energy Star Performance Scores On Tap Soon, But Data Is Needed
The National Restaurant Association and the Restaurant Facility Management Association are collaborating on an Energy Star performance score for restaurants. The effort is being conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance and Pacific Gas & Electric’s Food Service Technology Center. However, industry data regarding energy and water use is needed…
New CDC Survey Shows 57% Of Adults Use Menu Labeling
Two years after a federal law made menu labeling mandatory for some restaurants, a new survey reveals a small majority of Americans are using the information to influence their choices when ordering. The new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 57% of adults over 18 use menu-labeling information, such as calorie…
Cities In Indiana, Massachusetts, Mull Grease-Trap Regulations
Everyone loves New York, but no city wants to emulate at least one foodservice issue affecting the nation’s largest city. In 2013, 62% of a record 15,000 sewer-backup complaints there were caused by buildups of fat, oil and grease (FOG). Smaller cities are taking different approaches to combat the issue and finding different outcomes. Officials…
Reinhart Pitches In For Nutrition & Education Foundation
Major funding for research and education by the Nutrition & Foodservice Education Foundation has been taken up by Reinhart Foodservice. The company is the first participant and thus a founding member in the association’s new corporate-partner program, which aims to build financial support for researchers and educators helping advance innovation and excellence in foodservice and…
How Being An FER Top Dealer Helps You
As we note above, forms for this year’s Foodservice Equipment Reports Top Dealer survey will be sent out this week. While we e-mail the forms and reminders to many of you, we want to emphasize that any dealer can participate in the survey and be listed as a Top Dealer in FER’s annual Top Dealer…
Well Played, FEDA
My only regret about last week’s FEDA Annual Convention, other than that Jan couldn’t make it, was that I had to leave early to head to Shanghai and Singapore. (I’m writing this from Singapore.) I thought the two days I spent at the convention in Indian Wells, Calif., was among the best FEDA meetings I’ve…
Two Great Ladies
As Jan notes in the news above, two great ladies from two very well-known dealer families passed away within the last month. Inez Ellingson, matriarch of the family that owns Bargreen Ellingson, died fittingly on Mother’s Day, May 11. Pearl Fishman, long an active partner in what is now TriMark/S.S. Kemp just passed as well.…
Boelter Opens New Mid-Atlantic Office
Anthony Short, CFSP, has joined The Boelter Cos. as leader of its new Mid-Atlantic division in Baltimore. He brings two decades of industry experience to the post. Boelter, which ranks fifth in FER’s 2014 Top Dealers listings, reported sales of $239 million in 2013. The Milwaukee-based firm has offices throughout the Midwest, including Chicago, Minneapolis…
Burger King Buys Tim Hortons For $11.4 Billion
Burger King Worldwide announced on Aug. 26 that it would purchase Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut and coffee chain, for about $11.4 billion. The deal, which will create the world’s third-largest quick- service restaurant company, is the biggest-ever acquisition of a restaurant chain. The merged chains create a strong competitor to McDonald’s and Yum! Brands;…
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