Globe Food Equipment Co. has acquired Commercial Pro International’s line of countertop cooking equipment. The line acquired by Globe includes an electric soup kettle; conveyor toaster; rice cooker; food warming lamp; electric fryers and griddles; sandwich, panini and roller grills; and an induction range. CPI is headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn. The CPI products are available…

Big activity at ice-machine maker Kold-Draft: The firm has announced it’s recently completed a major remodel and refurbishment of its entire 124,000-sq.-ft. headquarters facility in Erie, Pa. The renovation includes approximately 40,000 sq. ft. of dedicated space for the manufacture of its newly introduced ISB Ice Bagging System. Kold-Draft’s partner in the ice-bagging system is…

It’s tough out there, and many dealers are struggling to win business against competitors who underbid jobs and underprice goods and services. Dealers can find some help with the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association’s upcoming teleconference on Friday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. CST. “Negotiate to Yes Without Sacrificing Your Margins” will be discussed with Landy…

Dates and locations have been announced and registration is open for fall classes on AutoQuotes 360, the latest and most complete version of the full-featured electronic database for the foodservice equipment and supply industry. The program, sponsored by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, offers both basic and advanced classes. Laptops are available…

Jacqui Gustafson has been promoted to v.p.-marketing for Carlisle FoodService Products. The company veteran previously coordinated global healthcare marketing as v.p.-healthcare marketing for Carlisle, and prior to that, served as v.p.-marketing for Dinex Co., a Carlisle brand. In addition, Brian Hutton has been promoted to director-business development at the Oklahoma City company; the former director…

It’s full steam ahead for R.W. Smith & Co. when it comes to technology. The San Diego dealer’s Design/Build division has become one of the first kitchen-equipment design and contracting firms to provide in-house Building Image Modeling services. The company is transitioning all of its design and construction processes to B.I.M., which enables modeling and…

Jim Baxter has been named v.p. sales and marketing for Lang Manufacturing; he is responsible for overseeing Lang’s day-to-day operations and will lead its marketing efforts. A 17-year industry veteran, Baxter was recently with Southbend as director of sales for the Midwest and with The Middleby Corp.’s national accounts team. He previously worked with Lincoln as…

Just a month after naming Timothy Palmer to head up its eastern region, Focus Foodservice has hired Warren C. Manzer as national sales manager-West. Manzer brings more than a dozen years’ experience at Panasonic in the commercial foodservice and hospitality industries, as well as extensive experience in business development, specification and purchasing. He will concentrate…

The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry is making attendance a click away for its annual conference next month. “The New Road Back: How Reps and Manufacturers are Navigating the New Economy” doesn’t require registrants to fly or drive to the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, though. MAFSI is staking its claim…