David Mouck has been promoted to president/general manager of ROBOT COUPE U.S.A. Mouck has served with the Jackson, Miss., company for almost five years, beginning as sales/marketing manager and most recently serving as v.p.-sales/marketing. Robot Coupe specializes in commercial food processors, vegetable-prep machines, vertical cutter-mixers, juicers and extractors.

The NAFEM Show 2011 in Orlando, Fla., is just around the corner, but coming up soon after that trip will be at least two major international foodservice equipment shows: InterNorga in Hamburg, and Hotelex in Shanghai. By the end of March, many in the industry will be seeking the warm climes, familiar faces and educational…

Bob Sloan, CDM, CFPP, slated to take the reins of the Dietary Managers Association, has died. Sloan was the chair-elect of the DMA’s national board of directors. Sloan, a consultant for Carolina Nutrition Consultants in Lexington, S.C., served the DMA and the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers for many years. He sat on numerous chapter…

Walt Hennebaul, founder of Master-Marketing Sunlow in Atlanta and longtime member and past board member of the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, passed in December after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 70. In addition to decades of work in the foodservice industry, Hennebaul dedicated his life to youth wrestling in memory…

Smallwares and storage-and-transportation product supplier Focus Foodservice has outgrown existing digs and moved its headquarters to a larger facility. The company’s new address is 300 Knightsbridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Lincolnshire, Ill., 60069. Its phone and fax numbers remain unchanged. “The new facility will allow us to continue to increase staff as our business grows,” said Focus…

Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH and Winterhalter Gastronom were among the European suppliers honored in last November’s Equip’Innov awards program. Sponsored by the Equip’Hotel exhibition, held biennially in Paris, the awards named nine winners in the tabletop, coffee equipment and heavy equipment categories for innovation and energy-saving upgrades. Meiko’s M-iQ conveyor dishwasher, introduced in 2010 at the…

Chicago-based foodservice research firm Technomic Inc. has unveiled its leading restaurant trends for 2011, dubbed “11 for ’11.” While most of the trends are food and beverage oriented, several in particular are driving the industry’s equipment and supplies direction this year. Among them: A “beyond bricks-and mortar” trend has led to a proliferation of food…

Congratulations are in order for Tomlinson Industries, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The Cleveland manufacturer was founded by A.E. Tomlinson in 1911 as Tomlinson Steam Specialty Co. Through the decades, Tomlinson has expanded from the coffee and beverage markets to include housewares, water and plumbing industries, and also commercial foodservice equipment and food-safety…

The great American doughnut is entering a new market: Iraq. Nearly 100 Dixie Cream Donut Co. restaurants will open in Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Syria and U.A.E. under an agreement between the chain’s parent, Beautiful Brands Int’l., and Emirates Associated Business Group. The deal will add Dixie Cream to the short list of American foodservice chains…

Kennesaw State University’s explosive growth has driven planners to create The Commons, a huge dining hall capable of nearly doubling output as enrollment increases.