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Mickey Gardner has been appointed by Manitowoc Foodservice as field marketing manager for its Frymaster division. He is responsible for supporting the Shreveport, La., company’s independent manufacturer’s rep force by growing sales and providing product, programs and technical support to field personnel and key customers. Gardner’s career has focused on foodservice technology, sales and strategic…

Sometimes we make a big goof. Somehow, with all the forms flying back and forth, we misplaced Action Sales and left them out of our FER Top Dealer Report article in the June 2012 issue. The oversight was particularly galling because Action Sales has been a Top Dealer, verifying its volume, since we initiated the…

Hey dealers, you’ve got less than two weeks to fill out and return your 2012 FEDA Profit Survey to the folks at the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association.  The results from reporting companies form a complete picture of where the industry stands and provides direct comparisons of individual reporting companies. The report provides a wealth of…

T&S Brass has opened an on-site education facility to provide hands-on training to customers, consultants, sales representatives, distributors, contractors and engineers. The 40,000-sq.-ft. center can accommodate small and large groups and offers fully integrated assistance and a large selection of training and professional development that can be customized to a group’s individual needs. The new…

Darden Restaurants announced July 12 that it has agreed to acquire Yard House USA for $585 million in an all-cash transaction from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, management and investors. The 39-unit contemporary American chain will become part of Darden’s Specialty Restaurant Group, which includes The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 and Eddie V’s.…

In early June, our staff gathered at my house for what I called the Editorial Planning Powwow. We needed all hands on deck to hash out not only the equipment topics we want to cover in Foodservice Equipment Reports in 2013, but also the new features and departments we want to see when we launch our…

Greetings, all, and welcome to my last editorial written as chief editor. Not that I’ll be gone gone. Just semi-gone. I’ll still be stopping in from time to time, working on a variety of projects and writing some stories. But it’s time for me to explore some other functions here in the foodservice universe as well.…