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Profitability in a changing market was the focal point when some 400 members, supporters and association staff gathered March 28-April 1 at the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Ariz., for the

One of the great things about industry association meetings is the synergy of the parts. Not only do you get juicy ideas to digest from the individual seminar speakers, but you get to combine the input from multiple speakers and compare them for a fuller, more comprehensive picture. You get to compare notes with your…

The just-completed annual convention of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association included the announcement of the group’s new lineup of officers and board members. FEDA’s new executive officers are: President: Brad Wasserstrom, The Wasserstrom Co., Columbus, Ohio Vice President: Brad Pierce, Restaurant Equipment World, Orlando, Fla. Treasurer: Joe Schmitt, Rapids Foodservice Contract & Design, Marion, Iowa…

Two years after agreeing to a deal in which Denver’s Department of Environmental Health would stop posting reports of critical violations on restaurants’ front doors in exchange for accepting higher fines for infractions, the Mile High City’s operators are seeing red. The phrase “ticket quotas” is being bandied about, and Denver restaurateurs are alleging that…

California legislation which would have set limits on where and when food trucks could park during school hours has been withdrawn by its sponsor from consideration by the state legislature. Assembly member Bill Monning (D.-Monterey), introduced AB-1678 requiring food trucks to park no closer than 1,500 feet—later amended to 500 feet—from any school during school…

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As we reported in the last issue of FER Fortnightly, the Top 500 Chains posted overall growth of 3.4% last year, nearly double that of 2010, according to preliminary data from Technomic Inc. That growth adds up to more than $8 billion. But while 60% of the 500 concepts reported gains in ’11, the gains…