Franke Foodservice Systems has engaged Luciano Delpozzo as Vice President and General Manager of its Solutions business. He will report directly to CEO Thomas Campion and work to accelerate growth opportunities for Franke’s general market products in the foodservice industry, including the Smyrna, Tenn., company’s products in the beverage, sanitation, automation and facilities management categories.…

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice has named David Reeves, Director-Hospitality Services for Edward-Elmhurst Health, as President-Elect of its board of directors.  His term as President-Elect begins in August; he will assume the presidency of the McLean, Va., group in August 2017.  Reeves, who co-chaired last year’s annual conference, has previously served as AHF’s treasurer-elect, and…

A deal to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 was reached Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislators. The deal makes the nation’s largest state the first to lift base earnings to that level. The increase will boost the wages of about 6.5 million California residents, or 43% of the state’s workforce, who earn less than…

The public has spoken and the agency in charge of inspecting food facilities in Los Angeles County is listening. Proposed changes include a new A, B, C grade card allowing the public access via smartphone to restaurants’ inspection histories. The changes were prompted by an five-question online survey asking the public about restaurants’ food handling practices…

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has announced its final rules allowing dogs to dine in restaurants’ outdoor eating areas. Restaurants that welcome canines will have to post signs advising owners that dogs in outdoor dining areas must be “licensed and currently vaccinated against rabies.” The rules, however, don’t require restaurant…

AMERICAN RANGE MEDALLION SERIES American Range’s Medallion Series 34-in.-wide, 6 open-burner range sports stainless front and sides and your base options include a standard oven or convection oven. The 30,000-Btu/hr. burners have lift-off heads; easily remove the cast-iron grates over each burner section. A 1-piece aluminized steel drip tray covers all burners. The 40,000-Btu/hr. oven…

Christine Palmer just sent Beth Lorenzini, our editor-in-chief, and me an update on our annual Top Dealer survey. Only about half of you who verified your sales last year have submitted your forms. Get on the stick! Don’t make us chase you! Don’t make us beg! Just go to fermag.com/research/dealer-survey.html, download and fill out the…

Spring meetings are busting out all over, and the season is only half over. NAFED, NESA, NISSCO and R.E.D. already hosted meetings in February and March. Still coming up, in addition to FEDA’s March 30-April 3 Annual Convention in Tucson, Ariz., are: ABC Spring Conference, May 2-5, San Antonio.      Excell Annual Conference, May 16-19, Palm…

April Fool’s Day might be April 1, but don’t be fooled by the agenda that day at FEDA’s Annual Convention, March 30-April 3, in Tucson, Ariz. That afternoon’s sessions cover serious issues—business and the web, and the resulting vulnerabilities to havoc and dirty tricks. In “The Cyber Blacklist: Bulletproofing Your Business” speaker John Sileo, CEO…

The biennial NAFEM Show and the National Restaurant Association Show offer a multitude of events and exhibits and leaning opportunities, but the CFSP overview and exam is no longer available at either show. However, opportunity knocks this summer for industry professionals planning to be certified: NAFEM will host its annual overview seminar and exam at…