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Unified Brands Promotes Campise To National Sales Post, Plans Corporate Move To Atlanta
Big news keeps rolling out at Unified Brands. George Campise has been promoted by the company to the newly created position of national sales director. Campise, who had been eastern sales director, now will be responsible for overseeing the development and sales of Unified’s core business within the rep and dealer communities for the Groen,…
Cornelius Gets New Parent: Berkshire Hathaway’s Marmon Group
IMI is selling its beverage dispensing and merchandising businesses, including 82-year-old Cornelius, to the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Marmon Group. The Glendale Heights, Ill.-based Cornelius, which makes valves and dispensers and other parts for beer, juice, soft-drink and frozen-drink equipment, accounts for about 14% of IMI’s overall revenue. In addition to Cornelius, the $1.1 billion sale includes…
Burger King Opens First Restaurant In Southwest China
Burger King, which first entered China in 2005, is expanding into the country’s southwestern market. In August, it opened its first restaurant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, marking the chain’s first outlet in southwestern China and a crucial first step for Burger King’s development across the region. Over the next five years, the Miami, Fla., chain…
NRA’s Performance Index Rose In October
Strong gains in current same-store sales and traffic propelled the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index to 100.9, up from 100.2 in September. It was the highest level for the overall index in the past four months. The gain came in spite of the partial shutdown of the federal government for half of October and…
NRA Launches Pizzeria Industry Council
Menu labeling, healthcare regulations and food costs are among the top issues that the National Restaurant Association’s newly launched Pizzeria Industry Council will bring to the discussion table. The group is modeled after the association’s Fast Casual Industry Council, established in 2009. Both councils address priority issues for their specific industry segments and underscore the…
NRA Continues Focus On Healthcare Resources
The National Restaurant Association’s Health Care Knowledge Center was kept busy during the 2013 NRA Show. Owners, operators and other show attendees brought questions to the center about implementing the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Many wanted to know whether, with fluctuating numbers of employees, they were an “applicable large employer” under the law, and consultants…
Court Upholds Ruling Against NYC Supersized Drink Ban
Last week saw a state appellate court uphold the New York Supreme Court’s ruling striking down New York City’s ban on restaurants selling sugar-sweetened beverages of more than 16 ounces. The decision that the New York Board of Health and Mental Hygiene “violated the state principle of separation of powers” is a significant blow against…
NRA’s Inaugural Restaurant Innovation Summit Spurs New Industry Technology Research
The National Restaurant Association’s first-ever Restaurant Innovation Summit in Denver last week brought together restaurant and foodservice professionals, as well as leaders from Google, Square, Wendy’s, Bloomin’ Brands and Dunkin’ Brands to focus on customer engagement through emerging technology. The summit featured sessions on utilizing mobile technology, maximizing in-store and out-of-store customer interaction and leveraging…
What The NAFEM Show Does
We’ve been very busy the past three months getting ready for The NAFEM Show Feb. 7-9. We produced three big issues for December, January and February, featuring our redesign of the magazine. We re-launched our new digital edition. We produced special product editions in print and, as you saw earlier this week, electronically. And not…
Towards Revising Our E&S Forecast
Our forecasting partner John Muldowney, v.p. marketing at Alto-Shaam, and I have been discussing our E&S forecast. You may recall in our November revisions, we revised our 2012 forecast of the E&S market at the manufacturers’ level down a point and 2013 down half a point. We currently have both years at 3.6% nominal growth,…
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