John Rhodes has been appointed president of
Information on the Revit presentation featured at last month’s Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association 2012 Convention is now available online, exclusively for
Something that really struck me at last month’s Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association Annual Convention was how many young people were not only in attendance, but also how the young guard have stepped up and taken over the association. Maybe I perceive this because I’m the old guard now—my first FEDA convention was in 1983—but that’s…
You’re back from the FEDA Convention, finished shuttling to buying group meetings, and perhaps heading to Chicago next month for the NRA Show. Add one more event to your calendar: The
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill and will purchase the 16-unit chain for $24 million. Ruby Tuesday will gain 15 Lime Fresh stores; the Miami chain’s founder John Kunkel, will step down as Lime Fresh CEO but retain ownership of the flagship South Beach, Fla., location. Maryville, Tenn.-based Ruby Tuesday entered into a licensing agreement with Lime…
Franklin Machine Products has tapped industry veteran Keith Raymond as its new national sales manager. Raymond’s resume includes sales management positions with Component Hardware Group, JHL Enterprises, Kason Industries, and Polar Ware Co. He also was president of a start-up manufacturer of commercial gaskets. At FMP, Raymond will manage the company’s regional sales managers and…
An independent panel of judges has selected the finalists for thehere for full details on all the finalists. The winners in each category, plus an Innovator of the Year selected from all finalists, will be announced on May 5 at the NRA’s inaugural “Destination: Celebration” event, which kicks off the annual Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in…
You can lead a server to the break table, but…oh, never mind. The California Supreme Court ruled April 12 that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks. The unanimous opinion in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court clarified state law on an employer’s obligations to ensure…