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Commodity Prices Up 8% In Q1
The big deflation in prices for metals, plastics, lumber and other commodities seen in 2009 is long gone. Purchasing magazine’s index tracking transaction prices for 109 industrial commodities rose 8% in the first quarter this year. And the magazine is forecasting an overall 17% rise for ’10, followed by another 6% increase next year. While 304…
Red Mango
Dallas-based frozen yogurt chain Red Mango, in the news pretty often these days, has awarded development agreements for more than 70 additional locations in some 20 states. One of the most recent deals will see the opening of five stores in the Atlanta area. The sweet-treat chain specializes in “fro-yo” beverages as well as smoothies…
WASSERSTROM OPENS NEW IT CENTER
The future is now at the Wasserstrom Co. The Columbus, Ohio, dealer has opened a new, state-of-the-art IT data center to enhance and increase security for customer data and history. The 9,500-sq.-ft. facility is located two miles from Wasserstrom’s corporate headquarters. Nearly two-thirds of the building is devoted to housing all of the company’s servers,…
FOCUS FOODSERVICE ADDS NEW NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Just a month after naming Timothy Palmer to head up its eastern region, Focus Foodservice has hired Warren C. Manzer as national sales manager-West. Manzer brings more than a dozen years’ experience at Panasonic in the commercial foodservice and hospitality industries, as well as extensive experience in business development, specification and purchasing. He will concentrate…
SINGER ADDS TO ITS HEALTHCARE TEAM
Singer Equipment Co. has expanded its sales team. Douglas DeLuca has joined the Elverson, Pa., dealer as the company’s national healthcare specialist with special expertise in room-service delivery systems. DeLuca brings with him more than 15 years of experience servicing national healthcare accounts.
PLAN FOR NAFEM, BRING AN OPERATOR
I know it’s more than three months off, but it’s time for you to make your plans to attend The NAFEM Show in Orlando, Feb. 10-12, 2011. We all know it has been a very difficult couple of years since the last NAFEM Show, but the equipment and supplies market is beginning to improve just…
TOP TEAM NAMED AT GRINDMASTER-CECILWARE
Grindmaster-Cecilware has named a new leadership team. The Louisville, Ky., beverage equipment supplier has established an office of the president, comprised of CFO Joseph Canova; senior sales and marketing v.p. Lisa Klein; and COO Rob Poe. Richard Moore, a longtime foodservice industry veteran, will remain a shareholder and will continue to serve on the company’s…
HOLIDAY APPRECIATIONS (AND PRESENTS)
It’s Christmas in a few days for us Christians. Three of my four grandparents were English working-class Methodists, and the fourth had Mennonite strains. But I have friends of nearly all the tribes and faiths, so Happy Holidays to you all. Never met a festival I didn’t like. As we end the first “calendar” year…
An Evolution In Brewing
Coffee brewers continue to become more sophisticated, adding high-tech features and providing better quality in nearly any quantity you need.
Plans Afoot For Emerging Markets At McD’s
McDonald’s plans to open 100 more restaurants in South Africa and 120 in India over the next five years as the company seeks out further growth in emerging markets, according to recent interviews with two of the company’s top executives. Tim Fenton, president of the chain’s Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions, told Bloomberg News…
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