It’s a colorful tale: Yellow grease sold on the black market for the green biofuel industry.Say what? Well, in yet another sign of the myriad ways the world of foodservice is changing, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has teamed up with law enforcement to stop thefts of used cooking oil.The dirty oil, identified…
Bio-Microbics is the first company to earn NSF/ANSI 350 certification. NSF Int’l. is an independent global organization based in Ann Arbor, Mich., which certifies products and writes public health standards for food, water and consumer goods.
The National Restaurant Association has formed an executive study group to focus on complex supply chain issues, including food costs, sourcing and traceability. The Supply Chain Management Executive Study Group will focus on and facilitate best-practice exchanges on complex issues such as increasing commodity and wholesale food prices, sourcing of ingredients, and traceability of products.…
November is the month John Muldowney and I usually revise the upcoming year’s FER equipment and supplies market forecast. John is v.p.-marketing at Alto-Shaam and my long-time forecasting partner, in case you don’t know. Back in July, in preparation for our annual forecast meeting, we forecasted 4.7% current dollar and 2.6% real growth for 2012.…
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A.J. Antunes & Co. has promoted Daniel Schmidt to business development manager-Vizion Products. He’ll oversee business relationships with current and potential customers, design and recommend sales programs, set up distribution, and serve as a liaison between Antunes and its customers. Schmidt previously managed the selection and training of distributors for Roundup foodservice equipment and Vizion…
Dealers on opposite sides of the country came up with the winning creative entries in Robot Coupe’s Showroom Display Contest. Singer Equipment Co. in Wyomissing, Pa., for most innovative use of
Dormont is showing off its more than 60 years of gas connectivity experience with a redesigned and upgraded
THERMO-KOOL/MID-SOUTH INDUSTRIES has promoted David Whitehead to engineering manager. Whitehead joined the Laurel, Miss., walk-in maker in 2003 as a manufacturing engineer and has held posts as maintenance supervisor and in the IT department.