Uncategorized
This is the description of this category. The description for each Topic can be edited in the Posts Categories section of the WordPress Admin panel.
STAR NAMES HANSON GROUP SALES V.P.
Debbie Hanson has been promoted to group v.p.-sales and marketing of Star Holdings Int’l., a division of The Middleby Corp. Hanson has been with Middleby since 2008, most recently as v.p.-sales and marketing for Pitco and Magikitch’n, based in Concord, N.H. In her new position, she will manage day-to-day sales and marketing activities of all…
CONSULTANTS DM&A, WEBB DESIGN TEAM UP
Webb Design, the Tustin, Calif., foodservice design firm, has formed a strategic alliance with San Diego-based DM&A Inc., the largest healthcare foodservice consulting firm in North America. The alliance, in a company known as DM&A/Webb Design, will see the two companies collaborating as one team on healthcare and educational foodservice design projects. A new website,…
RESERVE SPOTS FOR AUTOQUOTES ROADSHOW TRAINING
Spaces in this fall’s AutoQuotes’ 2011 Roadshow Training Sessions, offered in conjunction with the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, are filling up. Five cities will host sessions focusing on time-saving and efficiency-boosting features in AutoQuotes 360. Dates and locations are:
FER ANNUAL E&S MARKET FORECAST MEETING SET FOR JULY 27
Foodservice Equipment Reports’ E&S Market Forecast President’s Preview meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 27, at the Hotel Orrington, in Evanston, Ill. This annual meeting offers dealers, manufacturers, operators and others in the industry an early look at the foodservice equipment and supplies industry next year and beyond, in time for planning and budgeting. It…
DEALERS PAST AND FUTURE
"The more things change, the more they remain the same,” is a useful old saw, because it’s often true. But some things do change and it’s critical to know what they are. I did a fun presentation this past Saturday at PRIDE Marketing’s summer PING/PIKE Forum at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare near Chicago. PING/PIKE is…
Tinsley Is New CEO At Grindmaster-Cecilware
Michael Tinsley is the new CEO at Grindmaster-Cecilware Corp. in Louisville, Ky. 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. In…
Wendy’s To Sell Arby’s To Roark
When it comes to high-profile, multi-chain ownership, there’s a new kid on the block. Atlanta-based Roark Group has signed a definitive agreement to purchase a majority stake in Arby’s from Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, the third largest fast-food company in the United States. Wendy’s will retain an 18.5% ownership of Arby’s. The majority sale to Roark gives…
Singer Equipment Co. Acquires M. Tucker
Singer Equipment Co., one of the country’s largest E&S distributors, has acquired the assets of M. Tucker, the leading dealer in the greater New York City market. The Elverson, Pa., company’s acquisition, announced June 17, expands Singer’s full distribution and market coverage from Connecticut to Maryland. Paterson, N.J.-based M. Tucker offers foodservice equipment, tabletop, disposables…
Trans Fats Ban Tabled In Illinois, Likely To Fail In Ohio
No state is racing to join California in banning trans fats. Just a few weeks after the Illinois State Senate voted down a proposed ban, its counterpart in Ohio has added an amendment to the proposed state budget that would ban local municipalities from regulating the ingredients restaurants can use to prepare foods. The amendment,…
Menu Labeling Law Drawing Renewed Fire
The public comment period has just ended but the outcry against impending menu-labeling requirements has been renewed. Previously, the foodservice industry had accepted the new policies included in the 2010 healthcare law because it would pre-empt the current patchwork of state and local menu-labeling requirements. But unease has been bubbling up over the law, which…
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
TRENDING NOW
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
MANUFACTURERS
[fmsf_search_field search_page="/manufacturers/" placeholder="E.g. Hot Holding Equipment, Ice Machines"]
SERVICES
[fmsf_search_field search_page="/services/" placeholder="E.g. Consultants, Buying Groups"]