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…And Yes To Fewer Restrooms
Another fluid issue for New York foodservice operators is restrooms. Under recent changes to a city code, small restaurants and coffee shops with an occupancy of 30 or fewer people are now allowed to provide patrons with a single restroom rather than two (one for each gender), as previously required. The changes also brought the…
Plymold Parent To Acquire Waymar Cos.
Foldcraft Co., the parent company for the Plymold brand furniture, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Waymar Cos., a maker of the Waymar and JH Carr furniture lines. Plymold products are commonly spec’d in quick-service facilities, while Waymar’s brands are mostly seen in more upscale operations such as Applebee’s and P.F. Chang’s. Plymold…
FEDA’s October Webinar Focuses On Negotiations
Defend your turf, defend your price. Dealers who are members of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association can pick up some hints to do both next month when FEDA hosts a teleconference/webinar titled “Negotiations: Defending Your Price.” The program is aimed at helping salespeople protect their pricing while winning and protecting new and existing account relationships.…
NAFEM `13 Countdown Begins
Are your calendars—paper and electronic—marked with the dates for next year’s NAFEM Show? Got your flight and room reservations? The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers is gearing up for the Feb. 7-9, 2013, show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Exhibitors had until the end of August to fill out…
Mike McNeel Named New IFED Chief
Industry veteran Mike McNeel has joined International Foodservice Equipment Distributors as the buying group’s new executive director. McNeel reports to IFED Pres. Paul Gustafson and will work closely with the IFED board to develop and execute its strategic growth plans and support day-to-day operations. He will be based in his home office in Oregon City,…
Judging Dealers
This Thursday, we’ll be judging our first FER Management Excellence Awards for dealers (and chains, noncommercial operators and consultancies). One of the things we want to do with these new awards is be more transparent about the process and base the awards on specific criteria. On the judging side, we have a Selection Advisory Board…
Manitowoc Focuses Americas Ovens Operations In Cleveland
Manitowoc Foodservice is consolidating its manufacturing and operating functions for its Americas Ovens division in a new, expanded facility in Cleveland. When the transition is completed later this year, the Ohio facility will produce Cleveland Steamers, Garland convection ovens, Convotherm combi ovens and Lincoln conveyor ovens, as well as market and distribute Manitowoc’s Merrychef brand…
NRA Performance Index Slowed Sharply In July
Pushed lower by strong declines in same-store sales and traffic, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance fell 1.1 points in July, which left the index just barely in expansion territory at 100.2. All eight of the index indicators were down, and it was the lowest reading since last October. The index has been positive for…
Europe’s Slowdown A Drag On E&S Public Companies In Second Quarter
Weak results from Europe undercut overall sales growth for the big public foodservice equipment companies, leading to the slowest overall revenue growth for the publics since their combined sales went positive in the second quarter of 2010. Combined second-quarter revenues for the seven companies rose only 0.9%, compared with a 4.8% gain in the first…
California Considers White-Glove Test For Restaurant Playgrounds
Remember the mom who journeyed around the country’s quick-service restaurant playgrounds, testing them for cleanliness? Fortnightly reported the story a year ago. A California assemblyman was so concerned about the discoveries of high levels of bacteria that he wrote a bill requiring these play spaces meet strict cleaning standards. California’s restaurant playgrounds are currently unregulated.…
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