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The E&S Market In 2017: Up Or Down?
We have a lot of new third-quarter data in hand on foodservice and the E&S market. So, with the New Year starting, it’s time to reexamine our forecasts from back in July. Our forecasting partner John Muldowney of Clarity Marketing and I lowered our 2016 and 2017 E&S market forecasts a tad, from the original…
Moveable Feasts
Merchandising carts and kiosks generate revenue, expand menu programs and speed-up service. Turn here to learn all the possibilities, and top homework questions, when setting up a platform.
Go With The Flow
Repositioned serving platforms, and plenty of grab-and-go options, let guests move easily and quickly through the remodeled retail dining space at Medical City Dallas Hospital.
Beverage Blender Gallery
BAR MAID BLE-310Bar Maid’s BLE-310 is a powerful 3-hp blender designed for making smoothies, beverages, soups and salsas. For “hands-off” operation, it features variable speed/timer controls and auto stop that can be easily programmed and repeated. A pulse and unique “Infinity” feature varies the speed low to high, moving the contents for smoother consistency. This…
Twenty-Five Earn UID Scholarships
FEDA's Education Foundation has awarded 25 scholarships to the 2017 University of Innovative Distribution which will be held March 5-8, 2017 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. The program, aimed at dealer middle-management professionals, is considered by FEDA as its “second convention.” Scholarship recipients are: Brenda Lynch–Best Restaurant Equipment and Design Chris Monico and Randy…
Our Friend Ira
How do you write an obit for one of your very best friends? After a lovely, standing-room-only memorial service for Ira Kaplan on Sunday, Nov. 20, Ken Gill, Kimberley Rimza, her daughter Nicole and I went to dinner in Boston’s North End. Jan and Beth were already headed home. After a while, Ken, who considers…
Chain Slowdown Undercuts Public E&S Companies Revenues
A slowdown in sales to both restaurant and retail chains, combined with divestitures, undermined revenue growth for publicly reporting foodservice equipment and supplies companies in the third quarter of 2016.
Election Brings Uncertainty And Opportunity To The Foodservice Industry
The surprise election of Donald Trump as U.S. president has not ended the uncertainty caused by the campaign, according to a number of commentators. But it also creates an opportunity that the foodservice industry may be spared some regulations viewed as onerous. A number of restaurant chain executives had cited the turmoil of the election…
NRA And Ecolab Take On Norovirus
The National Restaurant Association and Ecolab have launched a campaign this month to provide the restaurant industry with tools and resources to help promote awareness and combat the spread of the virus. “We’re proud to partner with Ecolab as we continue our commitment to leading the way in food safety and handling,” said Sherman Brown,…
Denver Restaurants Add Pot To Menu
Pot—not the stainless steel kind you cook in—has a new place in the Mile High City. While as of November 9, the use of both recreational and medicinal marijuana has been entirely legalized in eight states, Denver voters have approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing bars and restaurants to give patrons the option to use marijuana…
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