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Adaptable, Portable, Preppable

Eagle’s New Mobile Prep Table makes food prep run smoother and is great for small space kitchens. One of the three cutting boards provided can be affixed onto the unit’s raised surface, surrounded by slanted surfaces for ease of drainage. Cutting boards store within easy reach, and a knife rack is attached at the right.…

Emerson’s InSinkErator Business Celebrates 75th Year

Disposer technology has diverted more than 77.3 billion lb. of food scraps from landfills to wastewater treatment plants, which transforms the waste into usable biogas. InSinkErator, an Emerson business and a manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home and commercial use, celebrated its 75th anniversary by hosting an event at…

Yum!’s Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op Adopts New Name

Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op, LLC has changed its name to Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions LLC. The Yum! Brands purchasing organization manages more than $5.8 billion in food, packaging, non-food items and equipment from its main headquarters in Louisville, Ky. Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions also will continue support operations from its locations in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.;…

DESIGN: 1,000 Degrees of Pizza

Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza relies on a single, massive oven fueled by the intense heat of burning anthracite. The coal-fired stone-hearth oven is used for practically every dish on the Sacco’s menu, from pizza to cake, and soon, pasta. Here’s how one artisanal restaurant ekes maximum quality and flexibility from a minimalist cooking battery.

FER EXCLUSIVE: Goin’ Global

It used to be that only a handful of the strongest U.S. chains were international. Today, that number tops 170. Should you be among them?

FMP Elevates Conte To President’s Office

Michael Conte has been promoted to the presidency of Franklin Machine Products. Through his 24 years with Lumberton, N.J.-based FMP, Conte has served as GM, vice president and most recently, executive v.p./COO. He succeeds Joe Grato, FMP’s president for 13 years. Grato takes on the title of president emeritus and chairmanship of the FMP business…

NRA And Its Educational Foundation Elect New Officers, Board Members

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation have elected officers to their boards of directors and trustees, respectively. Both organizations have named several industry leaders to join their respective boards for terms lasting until the end of 2015. The NRA’s 2013 officers are: Chair: Philip Hickey Jr., CEO-Jocks II Inc., Atlanta.…

KFC Makes Big Plans Across The Pond

The British press reports that KFC Corp. will open more than 40 new restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland this year, which would take the chain to nearly 900 restaurants in those countries by year’s end. The expansion plans, first reported by the Guardian newspaper, would create about 1,600 jobs. The Yum! Brands division…

Kitchen Brains Opens Singapore Office

Kitchen Brains has expanded into Singapore. Kitchen Brains Pte. Ltd. will be headed by River Zhang, who has been promoted to v.p. of business development-Asia Pacific. Rathna Kumar joins Zhang in Singapore as director of SaaS business development. “We have recognized explosive growth in the region since opening our customer support center in Shanghai in…

NRA Honors Five Operators As Top Innovators

Among the many handshake deals and contract signings, educational seminars, food tastings, networking and “swag” collecting that kept exhibitors and attendees busy at last week’s NRA Show, was the announcement of winners in the association’s second annual Operator Innovations Awards. Kennesaw State University took home top honors with the Innovator of the Year award. Selected…

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