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If you’ve been on a steady news diet lately, you might want to push away from the table and see how much better you’ll feel. News being news, the emphasis is generally on the negative, and there are good arguments to be made for that. But the relentless rehash can make you want to throw…

Salad and sandwich chain Tossed has inked a deal to develop new outlets throughout Boston. The chain opened its first unit there in 2007. In addition to its original New York store, Tossed counts units in Houston and Morrisville, N.C. Tossed also has signed franchise development agreements in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and will…

Two new faces at HATCO CORP.: Steve Everett Jr. will join the Milwaukee-based manufacturer as business development manager, overseeing product line strategies and new product development. Everett is a veteran of Manitowoc Foodservice brands including Frymaster, Lincoln, Merco and most recently, Merrychef. Mark Pumphret will join Hatco in December as dealer sales manager to work…

Michael Tinsley is the new CEO at GRINDMASTER-CECILWARE CORP. Tinsley most recently served as CEO of Permian Holdings, but spent much of his early career in the foodservice equipment industry, including executive posts at American Metal Ware and H&K Int’l. During that time, he was a member of the NAFEM board. Grindmaster-Cecilware is headquartered in…

Debbie Hanson has been promoted to group v.p.-sales and marketing of STAR HOLDINGS INT’L./MIDDLEBY. Hanson most recently held the title of v.p.-sales and marketing for Pitco and MagiKitch’n, based in Concord, N.H. She will manage sales and marketing activities for Star commercial equipment brands, including Bloomfield, Holman, Lang, Toastmaster and Wells. Before joining Middleby in…

Independence Day 2011 brought completion of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s sale of Arby’s Restaurant Group to affiliates of Roark Capital Group and a new moniker for the burger chain: The Wendy’s Co. Under the $430 million deal, Wendy’s retains an 18.5% ownership of Arby’s. The majority sale to Roark gives the private equity firm ownership of 3,600…

ICE-O-MATIC has appointed Terry Hoelle its director of sales. She will focus on leading U.S. sales efforts in distribution and channel development. Hoelle joins the Denver-based company after nine years with Structural Concepts, where she served as sales director and helped build its foodservice division. She currently serves on NAFEM’s board of directors.