Reps surveyed for the MAFSI market report forecast 4.4% growth for 2017.
BAR MAID BLE-310Bar Maid’s BLE-310 is a powerful 3-hp blender designed for making smoothies, beverages, soups and salsas. For “hands-off” operation, it features variable speed/timer controls and auto stop that can be easily programmed and repeated. A pulse and unique “Infinity” feature varies the speed low to high, moving the contents for smoother consistency. This…
How do you write an obit for one of your very best friends? After a lovely, standing-room-only memorial service for Ira Kaplan on Sunday, Nov. 20, Ken Gill, Kimberley Rimza, her daughter Nicole and I went to dinner in Boston’s North End. Jan and Beth were already headed home. After a while, Ken, who considers…
FEDA's Education Foundation has awarded 25 scholarships to the 2017 University of Innovative Distribution which will be held March 5-8, 2017 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis. The program, aimed at dealer middle-management professionals, is considered by FEDA as its “second convention.” Scholarship recipients are: Brenda Lynch–Best Restaurant Equipment and Design Chris Monico and Randy…
The surprise election of Donald Trump as U.S. president has not ended the uncertainty caused by the campaign, according to a number of commentators. But it also creates an opportunity that the foodservice industry may be spared some regulations viewed as onerous. A number of restaurant chain executives had cited the turmoil of the election…
A slowdown in sales to both restaurant and retail chains, combined with divestitures, undermined revenue growth for publicly reporting foodservice equipment and supplies companies in the third quarter of 2016.