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Design, Distribution Vets Join El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco has hired Jeff Little as v.p.-development and Richard Pineda as v.p.-supply chain management. Little, formerly national director of Yum! Brands construction and most recently national director-Taco Bell development, will oversee real-estate site selection, construction project management and overall project design. Pineda will manage the 400-unit chain’s entire supply chain, including logistics and…

Biel To Helm Marketing At Scotsman Ice

Scotsman Ice Systems has appointed Jeff Biel as director of marketing. Biel had been product manager for the company for more than seven years; prior to joining the Vernon Hills, Ill., firm, he served as product manager for seven years at Tetra Pak. Scotsman also has named Gary Schwalb as western regional sales manager. He…

AHF Honors Cate And Parker At Annual Conference

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice bestowed its highest honors on past-president Denisa Cate and long-time Industry Advisory Board member and committee activist Cindy Parker June 8 at the awards banquet that concluded the group’s annual conference. The meeting was held June 5-8 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Cate, director of food and nutrition services…

Get A Seat At The Table For FER’s E&S Forecast Seminar Next Month

Still thinking about next year’s sales strategy? There’s still time to register for the industry’s only hard-numbers forecast seminar for the E&S market. Foodservice Equipment Reports’ 2014 E&S Market Forecast President’s Preview is Wed., Aug. 7, at the Westin O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The annual one-day event provides manufacturers, operators, dealers and others in…

Snap Kitchen Expands In Texas

Texas palates might be getting greener. Austin-based Snap Kitchen, which offers takeout and delivery of vegan, gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian and sugar-free meals, is adding five locations in Dallas-Fort Worth. It will include a commissary kitchen in a 4,000- to 5,000-sq.-ft. flagship location; other units will have 600- to 1,500-sq.-ft. footprints. The eateries, due to open…

Russia To Get Glazed With Krispy Kreme Stores

The Winston-Salem, N.C., chain has partnered with LLC Doughnuts Café to bring its baked goods to Moscow. The Russian operator opened the first of 40 planned Krispy Kreme stores last month in the heavily trafficked area behind Red Square. Krispy Kreme has 790 locations in 22 countries, including recent openings in Edinburgh and Bangalore; a…

Hardee’s Plans 35 Stores in Chicago Area

On the heels of announcing its return to the Northeast, Hardee’s is adding restaurants in the Windy City. The St. Louis chain will open 35 new units in the Chicago area during the next seven years; two have opened in the last month. The expansion into Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts is expected…

Hotelex Set For Spring In Shanghai

Globetrotting E&S professionals who make the trek to Hotelex Shanghai, March 31-April 3, will find more than 1,500 exhibitors from around the world set up for business at the Shanghai New Int’l. Expo Centre. Last year’s edition saw a 36% boost in attendance and a similar expansion in exhibit space, which filled 11 halls with…

Taylor Precision Products Acquires Barware Company

Taylor Precision Products, the Chicago-based company maker of thermometers, timer and scales, has added Metrokane Inc., a maker of barware and wine accessories, to its brand portfolio. Metrokane, which manufactures wine accessories and barware, is the parent company of Rabbit and Houdini brands. Its founder, Riki Kane, will remain with the company for a long…

No Cliff Dive But Plenty Of Dangers Remain For Foodservice And The American Economy

Unless you spent the holidays on another planet or at least on a remote island paradise with no media access, you are aware that Congress and the Obama Administration cobbled together in early January a package that made permanent the Bush-era income tax cuts for all but the wealthiest Americans. This will almost certainly reverse,…

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