Every individual makes a mark, and Norman “Gus” Gustafson, the founder of

Steve Tallent is taking on the post of director of sales-western region for

Master-Bilt is part of the Standex Food Service Equipment Group. “We made a financial decision as a company to invest in our continued growth. We knew we needed to get our manufacturers’ products directly in front of our customers, dealers, end-users, chains, and consultants, rather than just the product catalogs,” stated Heartland’s Rocky Brock, a…

Two appointments to announce at

Paul Pirozzola has joined

Just a short note this issue, from Brian Ward, Jan Ashton, Robin Ashton, and all the rest of us at Gill Ashton Publishing, wishing you and your families a healthy, fulfilling and wildly successful 2012. Please remember to have as much fun and do as much good as you can every day. Life’s too short…

Focus on what you do best, stay flexible to respond to customers, and your plan should work even in a wobbly economy.

But will pent-up demand, chain activity overcome spec market lag in ’12?