Want a look at the future, including how the Great Foodservice Recession, energy efficiency, sustainability initiatives and other forces are changing foodservice and the foodservice equipment market? Engineers from the Food Service Technology Center and Foodservice Equipment Reports Publisher Robin Ashton will examine these issues at two programs in California Jan. 19-20, 2011.Ashton will review…

Landry’s Restaurants has completed two major acquisitions since CEO Tilman J. Fertitta took the company private in October. After approval from a bankruptcy court, the Houston company acquired Claim Jumper Restaurants for an undisclosed amount after Claim Jumper filed for Chapter 11 earlier this year. The Irvine, Calif., chain, founded in 1977, has units in…

Steve Easterbrook has been named president of McDonald’s Europe. Easterbrook, who currently serves as executive v.p. and global chief brand officer, will assume his new post Dec. 1. The 16-year company veteran became CEO of McDonald’s United Kingdom in April 2006 and president of Europe’s northern division—including Scandinavia and Ireland—the following January. He succeeds Denis…

Burger King Corp., which was acquired by 3G Capital earlier this fall, has announced a number of executive appointments, most prominently Jose Cil as president of its Europe, Middle East & Africa region. Cil will be based in at BK’s EMEA headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, and report to CEO Bernardo Hees. The appointment marks the…

IHOP, the all-day breakfast and late-night dining concept sometimes frequented by diners in pajama pants, is perhaps uniquely suited to college campuses. IHOP and Aramark, which have already found success with one college venture, are expanding their partnership under a two-year test program to develop five IHOP Express and/or IHOP U concept restaurants on college…

Two international shows loom on the horizon. Internorga 2011 is set for March 18-23, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. The 85th annual international trade show for the hotel, catering, foodservice, bakery and confectionary trades is expected to have more than 1,100 exhibitors form more than two dozen countries. The show fills 11 exhibit halls as well…

The nuts-and-bolts of equipment design and engineering is getting a boost at Kold-Draft, which has added 10 certified engineers during the past year. Timothy W. Bethuy, v.p.-engineering and technical services, is spearheading the strategic hiring move. New employees at the Erie, Pa., manufacturer include six senior engineers; three serve as product line managers and project…

Frank D. Stella, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Detroit-based F.D. Stella Products Co., passed away Oct. 3 at age 91. In addition to his eponymously-named E&S dealership, he was also the chairman and CEO of Stella Int’l., a New York consulting, joint-venture and importing firm. A longtime member of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association,…

For all suppliers and service providers, here’s some real news to share with operator customers. The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers wants everyone to make operators aware that they might be eligible for The NAFEM Show’s scholarship program, which offers free show registration and up to $500 for travel expenses. Operators must meet…

Maybe it’s the new sauce, but Domino’s Pizza sales and store growth are on an upward curve. The chain just opened its first store in Romania, and under its agreement with its master franchisee there, has plans to move beyond the capital of Bucharest. New master franchise agreements also were signed this year for Bulgaria,…