Standex Int’l. has acquired Tri-Star Manufacturing Co., the Santa Ana, Calif., maker of ranges, fryers, griddles, convection ovens, salamanders, charbroilers and hot plates. The acquisition boosts Standex Food Service Equipment Group’s strategic goal of offering a broader cooking line and entering the freestanding range market, according to Standex Pres. and CEO Roger Fix. "The Tri-Star…

On Aug. 31, ITW announced it was consolidating leadership and making organizational changes to the ITW Food Equipment Group. In an appointment effective immediately, Chris O’Herlihy takes the reins as president-Food Equipment Group Worldwide, which includes responsibility for all Food Equipment Group operations globally.   "We are consolidating leadership responsibility for the Food Equipment Group…

Sit back and tally your impulse-driven pizza sales with pizza oven and merchandising equipment from Tomlinson. Start with the Deluxe 16″ Pizza & Snack Oven, a unit that bakes all types of frozen pizza up to 16″ in diameter. Add to that the Fusion Pizza & Snack Merchandiser, designed with three raised racks to keep…

BOB EVANS FARMS CFO Tod Spornhauer will step down in January after 19 years with the company. Richard Green, Bob Evans’ chief risk and compliance officer, will serve as interim CFO until a permanent replacement is found. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain operates 569 Bob Evans family-dining restaurants and 145 Mimi’s Cafe casual-dining restaurants.

Christopher Koetke, dean of Chicago’s KENDALL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS and v.p. of the Laureate Int’l. Universities Center of Excellence in Culinary Arts, has been honored with the Chefs Collaborative inaugural Pathfinder Award. The award recognizes Koetke’s dedication to raising awareness of sustainability in the foodservice industry. Kendall College launched its sustainability program in…

SHAT-R-SHIELD has added a new manufacturer’s rep agency to its roster. Syn-Tech., based in Metairie, La., has been named to represent the shatter-resistant lamp manufacturer’s sales activities in Louisiana and Southern Mississippi. Shat-R-Shield is headquartered in Salisbury, N.C.

Commercial refrigeration systems supplier MASTER-BILT/STANDEX, New Albany, Miss., has added a new sales-rep group. Dynamic Equipment Solutions, based in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., will represent Master-Bilt in the Southern California and Southern Nevada markets.

Foodservice plumbing and hardware supplier COMPONENT HARDWARE GROUP has named Aaron Thole its new business development manager for the Upper Midwest territory. Thole rejoins CHG after working as a territory sales rep for Henkel Corp. At CHG, Thole will be responsible for market growth in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. CHG is headquartered in Lakewood, N.J.

BARGREEN ELLINGSON FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT & DESIGN—now marking its 50th year in the business—celebrated the grand opening in June of a showcase location in Denver. The new store includes a showroom in its approximately 30,000-sq.-ft. space and will be a distribution point for the Tacoma, Wash., company’s growing customer base in the Denver area. Bargreen Ellingson…

Warewashing equipment supplier INSINGER MACHINE CO. has expanded E-Kuip Marketing’s territory to include Arizona. E-Kuip currently covers New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Insinger is headquartered in Philadelphia.