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Middleby Corp. Acquires Automatic Bar Controls
The Middleby Corp., best known for its broad presence in the cooking equipment market, announced Dec. 18 that it has acquired Automatic Bar Controls Inc. Also known under its brand name, Wunder-Bar, the Vacaville, Calif., company manufactures beverage dispensing systems for restaurant chains, c-stores and foodservice operations; it has annual revenues of approximately $30 million.…
FER FOCUS: Eco-Friendlier Cleaning Solutions
ECA—electro-chemical activation—is emerging as the eco-friendlier future of cleaning and sanitizing solutions. And the future is now.
PRODUCT GALLERY: Sanitation
ECOLOGIC SOLUTIONS Electro-chemical activation (ECA) devices from EcoLogic Solutions allow users to create their own detergents and sanitizers/disinfectants on-site using only tap water, salt, and electricity—environmentally preferable compounds that are non-toxic to humans and aquatic life, work better than their chemical-based counterparts (ECA sanitizers are up to 70 times more effective than bleach), and cost…
FER News Exclusive: How Customers Are Driving Manitowoc’s Factory Consolidation
Without much fanfare,
Heritage Acquires Toronto-Based R.G. Henderson
Heritage Food Service Group has acquired Toronto-based R.G. Henderson & Sons Ltd., one of Canada’s largest foodservice equipment repair and OEM parts distributors. Heritage, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., is the foodservice equipment industry’s largest independent distributor of OEM service and replacement parts in North America. Henderson, founded in 1986, is the biggest firm of…
NRA Announces 15 Finalists For Operator Innovations Awards
Bragging rights and recognition as drivers of industrywide advancement belong to the 15 foodservice operators selected by their peers as finalists for the 2013 Operator Innovations Awards. Three finalists in each of five categories: Food Safety, Health and Nutrition, Menu Development, Sustainability and Technology will be brought to Chicago for the 2013 National Restaurant Association…
New Moniker For SFM
Come Oct. 1, the Society for Foodservice Management will have a new name and acronym: the Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management. The new moniker and logo for SHFM, which the organization calls a “strategic brand enhancement,” will be unveiled at the group’s national conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Bonita Springs, Fla. Although the new…
Noodles & Co. Eyes a Big Future, Files For IPO
Noodles & Co. has become the first fast-casual concept to file for an initial public offering this year. The Broomfield, Colo.-based chain’s long-anticipated IPO, filed May 23, seeks to raise up to $75 million with the goal of repaying debt and growing nationally. There were eight foodservice industry IPOs in 2012, but none were fast-casual…
Meiko Names New Chief For Export Sales and Marketing
Meiko, the Offenburg, Germany, maker of dishwashers and cleaning and disinfection appliances, has strengthened its international business by appointing Klaus Engesser as its new head of export sales and marketing for dishwashing technology. The 86-year-old company exports more than half of its products to 60-plus countries. It has 10 affiliated companies in Germany, six in…
KFC Enters The Fast Casual Market With “Eleven” Store
KFC is putting its 11 herbs and spices in the forefront—and in its name—at a prototype fast-casual store opening August 5. The white-bearded, bespectacled image of chain founder Colonel Harland Sanders has no presence in the concept. The chain will open a “KFC eleven” store near its headquarters in Louisville, Ky., which will serve flatbread…
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