The all-stainless ARC! XL fruit and vegetable slicer takes on the big guys that other slicers are afraid of, like those big beefsteak tomatoes and the colossal onions that are just too big or too hard to slice in other machines. It can even shred heads of lettuce. Plus, with our exclusive patent-pending design, you…

PT Holdings, the parent company of Parts Town, has acquired Whaley Foodservice Repairs. Founded in 1987, Addison, Ill.-based Parts Town markets and distributes genuine OEM parts to the foodservice industry, and provides field service. Whaley, established in 1944, is headquartered in Lexington, S.C., and operates 15 locations in the Southeast. Founder Wells Whaley will join the…

Fifteen-year Cres Cor sales veteran Bill Klan has seen his role expanded to Global Business Development Manager. Klan’s new role will include both domestic and international sales growth responsibilities, primarily focusing on opportunities to expand sales and distribution in the Americas by expanding the distributor base, developing more international consultant relationships, and increasing new and existing…

Eagle’s new RedHots gas countertop fryer is a reliable, well-built compact fryer that offers flexibility, performance, style and value for money. Designed with safety, ease of operation and performance as paramount, these fryers have a stylish and robust modular design, constructed of high-quality brushed stainless steel, large “cool-to-touch” dial, large heavy-duty adjustable feet and easy-to-clean-and-remove…

The National Restaurant Association expects foodservice to grow industry-wide by 5% in current dollars in 2016, with real growth of 2.1%. This compares with revised numbers for 2015 of 4.9% growth in nominal terms and 2.2% real growth. The association said continued growth in employment, low gasoline prices, and pent-up consumer demand for foodservice, especially…

Walk-in coolers, freezers and combination cold rooms are custom designed to satisfy exacting job site conditions. Choose from a large selection of metal finishes, walk-in accessories and custom engineered refrigeration systems. Get a step closer to LEED certification with superior insulation, LED lighting, scroll compressors, hot gas defrost and many more options to maximize energy…

FEDA has extended until Tuesday, March 1 the deadline for its Compensation & Benefits Survey. The survey, conducted every four years, can be found in PDF and Excel versions in the Members-only section of FEDA’s website under Surveys. Completed surveys should be sent directly to the Profit Planning Group by March 1.

Retail foodservice sales fell a seasonally adjusted 0.6% from December, according to the advance report of retail sales from U.S. Census Bureau, released February 12. The decline compares with a revised 1.3% seasonally adjusted gain in December, compared to November. Even with the weak January, advance retail sales data show foodservice sales up 6.1% for…

The 50 major economic forecasting groups surveyed monthly by Blue Chip Economic Indicators got a case of the “glums” in their most recent monthly macroeconomic forecasts, released February 10. The consensus forecast for growth of real gross domestic product in the U.S. in 2016 dropped by 0.4 point to only 2.1%, a performance that would…