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UNIFIED BRANDS TAPS DONOVAN FOR SALES V.P. POST
Tom Donovan has been promoted to the post of v.p.-sales for Unified Brands. Donovan will manage dealer, national chain, retail and international business for the manufacturer’s A la Cart, Avtec, Groen and Randell product lines. Donovan has been in the industry for 15 years, including the past five years managing Unified Brands’ national chain, retail…
PRIORITIZING CUSTOMER CONCERNS
A couple of decades ago, I was working on an industry forecast story at another publication, Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Specialist. I’d called a prominent Southeast dealer and asked him what he expected in his region for the year ahead. “How would I know?” he laughed. “That’s what I read you guys for!” That irony…
Remembering Jonette Wylie
Jonette Wylie was my friend. She was friends with many, many folks in the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. So, it was a rude shock when we all heard she’d passed away Nov. 8. Very few of us knew she was ill. Jonette broke ground in this industry, and not just because she was one…
Remembering Jonette Wylie
Jonette Wylie was my friend. She was friends with many, many folks in the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. So, it was a rude shock when we all heard she’d passed away Nov. 8. Very few of us knew she was ill. Jonette broke ground in this industry, and not just because she was one…
TEC’S SEARMASTER LINE SOLD TO ITW
Illinois Tool Works Food Equipment Group North America has acquired a number of assets from the commercial business of Thermal Engineering Corp. As part of the acquisition, ITW’s Vulcan brand will own the exclusive rights to TEC’s patented infrared cooking technology and a license to sell TEC’s Searmaster Charbroiler product line. Vulcan is part of…
COME TWEET WITH US!
If you’re a member of the Twitterati, look for FER at twitter.com/FERtweets. We’ll be tweeting our way through 2011 and at February’s NAFEM Show with observations on new technology, forecasts, news and trends. For up-to-the-minute news during The NAFEM Show, visit your Twitter account and adjust your settings to receive mobile messages from us. We’ll…
In Memoriam: Gordon Oates Sr., Patriarch Of Vulcan-Hart
Gordon F. Oates Sr., an industry leader and a 38-year veteran of Vulcan-Hart Corp., died Jan. 16. He was 86. Oates’ career in the foodservice equipment industry was dedicated to Vulcan-Hart. He joined the manufacturer in October 1955 as sales manager and served as its president from 1978 until his retirement in October 1988. He…
General Economic Forecasts Show Marked Improvement
Forecasts for the U.S. economy improved substantially in early January, according to the latest consensus forecasts from Blue Chip Economic Indicators. The forecast for growth of real gross domestic product in 2011 rose an unusual half point during the past month, jumping to 3.1% on an annualized basis. If it really happens, it will be…
NRA To Release 2011 Forecast Jan. 24
The National Restaurant Association will release its annual forecast of the restaurant industry Jan. 24. Further details were not available as we went to press. For further information, visit the association’s website at
Tip System Intact In N.Y., But Laundry Changes Hands
Foodservice employees have been left holding the laundry bag in New York. In an order issued by New York State’s Wage Board concerning the minimum wage and how large a role tips should play in paying staff, the board relieved operators from paying for laundering uniforms if they are wash-and-wear style. But laundry was just…
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