As we go to press this week, it appears the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the so-called “Super Committee,” will fail to come up with a way to trim the federal deficit over the next 10 years. The joint committee was created back in August after the debt ceiling crisis that eventually led…
As we get closer to the end of the year, we like to keep an even closer eye on the macroeconomic forecasts for the U.S. and major economies worldwide. We are always watching them, but just don’t always report them, figuring most of you pay attention anyway. Blue Chip Economic Indicators reports in its November…
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…
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