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Re-Energized FCSI UK & Ireland Appoints Chairman
Julian Edwards, director of the British consulting firm GY5 Ltd., is the new chairman of the Foodservice Consultants Society International-UK & Ireland. The association’s U.K. & Ireland branch disbanded in December 2015 following a dispute with the larger FCSI EAME operations, but the U.K. division had never been dissolved legally and continued to exist as…
SEFA Brings In New Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Cain has joined SEFA as the buying group’s new Chief Financial Officer. She joins SEFA from Matrix Systems Holding in Miamisburg, Ohio, where she was CFO. Her 20-year finance career also encompasses strategic planning, human resources, project management, budgeting, and staff development with Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial companies; she also has buying group experience…
Dealers Plan NAFEM Events
NAFEM 2017 is only four months away, and hotel rooms and events are already filling up. Among them are FEDA’s “Box Lunch” seminar, a luncheon and sales training program, slated for February 10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The seminar, aimed at dealer sales teams, will feature sales trainer Sam Richter…
IFDA Taps Industry Relations Exec
The International Foodservice Distributors Association has hired Brian Lynch as V.P.-Industry Relations. Lynch joins IFDA from the National Grocers Association, where he served as v.p.- membership, business and industry development. “We are excited to have Brian join the IFDA team,” says Mark Allen, IFDA president and CEO. “Brian’s stellar background in association leadership comes with…
Chefs’ Toys Opens Seventh Location
Southern California-based Chefs’ Toys has opened its seventh store in the state. The new warehouse store in San Diego is its first there, and serves customers in more than a dozen cities in San Diego County. Chefs’ Toys, founded in 1988, is helmed by Steve Dickler and stocks more than 9,000 products and supplies. Its…
FEDA Webinar Looks At Aftermarket Follow-Through
FEDA’s next webinar, on Wednesday, November 2, addresses the aftermarket phase of the sales process, and delivering on all the front-end promises made to customers. Paul Reilly, President-Reilly Sales Training, will guide attendees to create maximum value for the customer. The webinar also will cover value-added reinforcement, recreating value for the customer, and leveraging existing…
Alto-Shaam Golf Outing Raises Funds For Cancer Research
Alto-Shaam is donating $127,500 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society following its annual Jerry Maahs Memorial Golf Outing, held in August in Wisconsin. The event, which brings together employees, dealers, and vendors to honor the legacy of Alto-Shaam’s founder, Jerry Maahs, raises money to fund cancer research. Maahs died of aggressive non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 10 years…
Foodservice Pioneering Concept Winners On Display At HX Show
Winners of the 2016 Foodservice Pioneering Concept competition will be on display next month in New York in Booth #1900 at HX: The Hotel Experience. First-place winner Foodesign Associates, of Charlotte, N.C., will show off a working model of its ReFresh-Eatery and Market. The concept provides a retail component for take-home meals, along with a…
Chicago v. Food Trucks Continues
Just when food truck owners in Chicago thought the four-year-old rules governing their parking and service hours had been conveniently overlooked, City Hall began a crackdown. Chicago’s 2012 food truck ordinance severely limits where and how long the trucks can serve customers. The trucks cannot be within 200 feet of brick-and-mortar restaurants, and they’re not…
Food Delivery Apps Get Scrutiny In Texas
The Texas Restaurant Association is revved up about food delivery services. Companies such as Uber Eats, GrubHub and Amazon Prime are growing in popularity as the meal delivery services gain market share on in-store restaurant dining. But these third-party services are operating without any oversight, prompting the TRA to initiate discussions with the services and…
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