Two major foodservice consulting firms, Atlanta-based Camacho Associates and Restaurant Design Service, have joined together their organizations, aiming to create a stronger, more competitive company. The merger brings together 112 years of experience designing commercial kitchens and laundries. The combined company will operate be headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Charlotte, N.C., and Eufaula, Ala.,…

Bettcher Industries has tapped Gregory Nolff as Area Sales Manager in the company’s Food Service Equipment Group. In this position, Nolff is responsible for the sale of all Bettcher foodservice equipment to operators and authorized channel partners in the western states and provinces of the United States and Canada. He also is responsible for identifying,…

Now that it’s found success with its next-generation “Experience of the Future” restaurant in parts of Europe, Canada, and Australia, McDonald’s plans to further expand the program in the United States. The company said in its second-quarter earnings conference call that more than half of its restaurants in Canada have been fully converted to the…

It’s official: coffee brewer manufacturers can start qualifying their products for Energy Star certification, effective immediately. The qualifying process comes after industry outreach and procedurals by the Environmental Protection Agency to determine parameters and requirements for Energy Star certification. Those new, finalized guidelines, known as Version 1.0 Commercial Coffee Brewers Program Requirements, including the Version…

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