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DQ Plans 60% Unit Growth In China Next Year
Orders for soft-serve machines and freezers should be going up soon, at least if Dairy Queen is your customer. International Dairy Queen plans to increase its presence in China by more than 60% by the end of 2011. The Edina, Minn., company already counts China as its fastest-growing and second-largest market (after the United States).…
Curtis Names Schneider To Head National Accounts
Dan Schneider is in a new sales post at Wilbur Curtis Co., which recently named him as v.p.-national accounts. The announcement was made by Kevin Curtis, v.p.-sales and marketing, who said, “Dan’s vast industry experience with Curtis makes him a great fit for this position. As our former northern region vice president, Dan made a…
FCSI Worldwide Names New Execs
The Foodservice Consultants Society Int’l. has named Ian Hopper to a two-year term as its new Worldwide president. Hopper, a principal of consulting firm McCartney Taylor Dimitroff in Victoria, Australia, takes over from previous FCSI Worldwide President John Radchenko, of Van Velzen + Radchenko Design in Toronto. Radchenko will continue to support FCSI in the…
FER Forecasts The E&S Market Will Begin To Grow Next Year
While many challenges remain, Foodservice Equipment Reports forecasts the foodservice equipment and supplies market will grow in both real and current dollars in 2011, following a third-straight year of declines in 2010. FER Publisher Robin Ashton presented these predictions Aug. 4 at the magazine’s annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast meeting, held at the Orrington…
Technomic Forecasts Fourth Year Of Real Declines For Operators in 2011
Technomic Inc. predicts foodservice real operator sales will fall 0.3% next year, an unprecedented fourth consecutive year of real sales declines. The Chicago-based research group unveiled the numbers Sept. 23 during the annual Forecast & Outlook Conference sponsored annually by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. Nominal sales are forecast to rise 1.7% in 2011. Technomic…
Expect Slow Growth Next Half Decade
And now for the long-term picture. As we reported last issue, the consensus forecast for real growth of gross domestic product in the U.S. next year, according to the economists surveyed monthly by Blue Chip Economic Indicators, is a moderate 2.5%, even slower than this year’s 2.7% forecast. You might be interested to know that…
Operators To Reap Rewards From Financial Reform Bill
The team won one for the tipper, or so it seems from the foodservice industry’s reaction to President Obama’s signing of the financial reform bill last week. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act includes the interchange fee provision long championed by foodservice operators and other retail merchants. The bill authorizes the Federal Reserve…
McD’s Has A Beef With Healthcare Costs
McDonald’s is refuting a story in the Sept. 30 Wall Street Journal that it will drop health insurance for its employees. In a statement posted on the company’s corporate website, Steve Russell, senior v.p and chief people officer at McDonald’s USA, says: “Media reports stating that we plan to drop healthcare coverage for our employees…
School Salad Bar Program Ramps Up
A new public-private partnership supported by First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity might be a boon to the makers of salad bars. “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools” aims to install at least 6,000 salad bars in U.S. school cafeterias through a combination of grants and national and local fund-raising.…
SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT FOODSERVICE ALLIANCE
SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT FOODSERVICE ALLIANCE honored members during its annual partnership conference in Carlsbad, Calif. The group’s top honors went to Restaurant Depot/Jetro Cash ‘N Carry as Member of the Year and to Cambro Mfg. as Supplier of the Year. Other honored dealer members include Acme Paper & Supply, Anchorage Restaurant Supply, Associated Food Equipment…
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