Last year was a very unusual year for Foodservice Equipment Report‘s Top 100 E&S manufacturers. For the first time since the magazine began this annual ranking in 2008, combined growth of the largest 100 equipment and supplies manufacturing companies in the U.S. was slower than total market growth. The Top 100 grew combined revenues 3.5%…
Seventeen recipients have been announced in Foodservice Equipment Reports’ biennial 2017 Industry Excellence Awards. Honorees included six organizations for Management Excellence; six to individuals near or under the age of 40 selected as Young Lions; and five Industry Service Award winners. Management Excellence Awards recognize excellence in the management of unit and facilities development, design,…
Terry Kohler, CEO of Windway Capital Corp., the parent corporation of Vollrath Co., died September 20. He was 82. Kohler, the great-great grandson of company founder Jacob J. Vollrath, joined the Sheboygan, Wis., foodservice equipment manufacturer in 1963 and became its seventh president in 1976. He would later serve as chairman of the board of…
Lakewood, N.J.-based Component Hardware Group has acquired the hardware and related business of Food Service Parts (aka John S. Dull and Associates), the Garden Grove, Calif., supplier of CHG’s branded parts to the commercial foodservice and plumbing markets throughout the western regions of the United States. The company—now known as Component Hardware Group West—will service…
Three months after acquiring Angelo Po, Marmon has added a second Italy-based foodservice equipment manufacturer. The assets of Dominioni Punto & Pasta S.r.l., a leading Italian supplier of commercial pasta equipment, have been purchased by Marmon Pasta Solutions S.r.l. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1968 by Pietro Dominioni, the family-run business designs and produces…
Three foodservice equipment manufacturers were among 12 suppliers honored by Arby’s Restaurant Group and ARCOP, its national supply chain cooperative, during the 3,300-unit chain’s Worldwide Franchise Convention in Orlando, Fla., earlier this month. Alto-Shaam and Powerhouse Dynamics received a joint Red Hat Supplier Achievement Award for their partnership in the redesign of Arby’s cooking platform. “Their innovative spirit…
Induction cooking is more than a century old, but demand for the technology in commercial foodservice industry is just beginning to take off. An October 13 free webinar at SoCal Energy’s Education Center, Hot New Induction Technology for Cooler Kitchens, will present the ABCs of induction cooking and its ventilation requirements, and show off the…
After 22 years with Yum! Brands as part of the RSCS, LLC (formerly UFPC) supply chain team, Brenda Lloyd has set up BSLloyd Consulting, specializing on areas including capital investment procurement, interim leadership, and electronic inventory. Lloyd joined the Louisville, Ky., company in 1994 as account manager for Long John Silver’s, and since 2007 had…
On the heels of ending its collaboration with Subway and Franchise Brands following the death of its founder Fred DeLuca, almost a year ago, New Zealand-based BurgerFuel is moving ahead with plans to launch in the States. The chain, which has 47 domestic outlets and more than 80 outlets in six countries, is eyeing the…
The Mississippi-based fast-casual chain is introducing its brand of Southern hospitality into the Hoosier state with 15 new restaurants. Newk’s Eatery will open the locations throughout Indianapolis, the northern suburbs and southern Indiana over the next several years. Indiana’s state capital seemed the logical choice, according to Chris Cheek, Newk’s chief development officer, since the…