Edlund Co./Ali Group has promoted Joe Fera to v.p.-national accounts. He’ll focus on growing the company’s chain account business in the U.S. and Canada. Fera had served as director of national accounts since joining the Burlington, Vt., manufacturer in 2006. “Since joining Edlund five years ago, Joe has been an instrumental part of our success,…

Greg Schurch, Cambro Mfg.’s national healthcare manager, has a new title as v.p.-sales planning and development at the Huntington Beach, Calif., company. In his new position, Schurch will oversee Cambro’s field sales team and market segment specialists. Schurch had spearheaded the development of Cambro Healthcare and directed the Hatfield, Mass., division’s rapid growth. He has…

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice has elected four members to its board of directors. President-elect is Beth Yesford, MS, FACHE, FMP, sr. dir.-food and nutrition/environmental services at Laundry Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C. Treasurer-elect is Randy Sparrow, dir.-food, nutrition and environmental services at Indiana University Health Bloomington, Bloomington, Ind. Two new directors join them on the…

Domino’s Pizza has been spreading its dough in some European markets the past few months, including its debut stores in Russia, Bulgaria and Romania. Now it has opened its first store in Poland, in Warsaw’s bustling Mokotow district. DP Polska SA is the master franchisee for Poland, and is wholly owned by DP Poland Plc.…

The natural ventilation afforded by a fresh breeze isn’t enough to protect a restaurant’s outdoor patrons from secondhand smoke in Los Angeles, according to city officials there. Last week, the city enacted an ordinance that makes it illegal to light up in outdoor dining areas. The prohibition makes Los Angeles the nation’s biggest city with…

Just how close can a drive-through unit be to a residence? A legislative battle won last fall in Toronto to restrict that distance is now being challenged by some of the world’s largest fast-food chains. According to the Toronto Metro, A&W Restaurants,  McDonald’s Corp., Wendy’s/Arby’s Group and Canada’s own Tim Hortons are working with the…

A stricter interpretation of county restaurant regulations has pressured two cooking schools in Chapel Hill. N.C., to ensure their kitchen equipment meets the same standards as restaurants. According to local media, both A Southern Season and C’est Si Bon have had to change their food preparation routine as well. The general manager at A Southern…

Evanston, Ill., FER’s hometown, is a tad green around the gills from overemphasizing its “green ordinance” over its need to bring in some green for its tax base. Until recently, the city boasted a green building ordinance with a 10,000-sq.ft threshold for mandatory LEED certification. But the demands and strictures of the ordinance appeared to…

Amid allegations of substandard patient care at the island’s only public hospital, Guam’s governor has signed into law a bill aimed at tackling at least one of the hospital’s problems—the lack of accessible foodservice for visitors and staff. The new law, No. 31-02, allows the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority to solicit and contract for the…

As we reported last issue, observers of the foodservice market are worried about the impact rising gasoline prices may have on the recovery of the foodservice market. While oil-price pressures have eased a bit during the past two weeks, gasoline prices continued to rise. The national average price moved almost 14 cents higher—to $3.52—for the…