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Spanish Pizza Chain Readies For UK Debut
Telepizza, the Madrid-based restaurant chain, announced its expansion plans for the UK, aiming to open over 80 franchises within the next 10 years. The 29-year-old Spanish chain is collaborating with Karali Ventures as its first key master franchisee there; the firm plans to open 80 stores. Telepizza, perhaps the largest non-U.S.-based pizza delivery company in…
Alimentaria Barcelona Expands Attendance Demographics
A second global foodservice exhibition also marked an anniversary with record attendance. The biennial Alimentaria Barcelona welcomed professionals from 157 countries (16 more than in 2014) to its 40th anniversary edition April 25-28 in Barcelona. Registration logs show more than 4,000 exhibitors from 78 countries and 140,000 visitors, nearly one-third from outside Spain. Half of…
Attendance Soars For Hotelex
It was another big, big year for Hotelex/FineFood Shanghai Expo. The annual show, held March 29-April 1 at Shanghai New Int’l. Expo Centre, marked its 25th year with record attendance. More than 120,000 visitors journeyed to Shanghai from 116 countries and regions, as did close to 2,800 exhibitors—up from 101,500 visitors and 2,082 exhibitors in…
A Kitchen On Wheels, From Halton
Mobile cooking is made easy with MobiChef, the plug-and-play, highly efficient and totally autonomous mobile cooking station from Halton. Unleashed from any ventilation ductwork, the high-powered unit features built-in exhaust and a six-step filtration process that captures and cleans effluent of smoke, odors and particulates. Chefs can take the show into the middle of traditional…
Parts Town Gets Investment Infusion From Berkshire Partners
Parts Town has undergone a major recapitalization led by Boston-based investment firm Berkshire Partners. Summit Partners, an existing shareholder in Parts Town, will remain a significant investor in the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Parts Town possesses a customer-centric and innovative culture, which has driven remarkable growth,” states Kevin Callaghan, a managing…
FEDA Members: Two Weeks Left For Profit Survey
The deadline is near for FEDA’s 2016 Profit Survey. The survey, free to members, presents a wealth of financial and operating guidelines to participating dealers and provides direct comparisons between a dealer’s firm and his or her competitors. The questionnaire can be found on
Boelter Consolidates Direct South, Earns Vendor Honors
More than a year after The Boelter Cos. acquired the Gainesville, Ga., dealer, Boelter Direct South has officially changed its name to simply Boelter. The change was announced to employees and suppliers by the companies’ presidents, Nick Adams and Eric Boelter. The two companies have worked closely together under the Boelter umbrella since the April…
Bizerba’s New Foodservice Division Taps Griesmer As Sales Manager
Bizerba North America has announced a new Foodservice Division that will place emphasis on consultants and dealers, and offer continued customer support of corporate and franchise chains. The changes are designed to meet consumer-driven trends in foodservice and transform how Bizerba interacts with the North American foodservice industry. “The organizational change will drive innovative solutions…
In Memoriam: Milton Schwartz
Milton Schwartz, the second-generation family member and driving force behind the success of Advance Tabco from 1975 through 2002, passed away July 9. He was 85. Schwartz started his career with the company in the 1950’s and walked out half a century later, passing it on—without any regrets—to the next generation. In 1976, halfway through…
Sysco Acquires Supplies On The Fly
Houston-based Sysco Corp. has acquired Supplies on the Fly, the e-commerce platform providing restaurant supplies and equipment exclusively to Sysco customers. Financial terms were not disclosed. In 2009, Sysco entered into an agreement with Instawares Holding, the owner of Kennesaw, Ga.-based Supplies on the Fly, to develop an internet sales platform, suppliesonthefly.com. At that time,…
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