C-Tech Innovation’s new RF Tabletop Defroster is poised to change the way operators manage stock and thaw products, reducing waste and increasing revenue. Currently, the catering industry uses expensive, bulky and slow cold water or wet air defrosters to thaw meat and other high-value ingredients for use. This unique product changes everything: It uses radio-frequency…

Santos has launched a new version of its Brushless Blender. Model 62 keeps a juice bar, coffee house, hotel or QSR kitchen quiet with its new soundproof hood and vibration-proof jar mat. Most notable is its unique new brushless motor, boasting long life expectancy and top energy efficiency. Outfitted with a touchscreen control panel, the…

Liebherr is focused on two new pieces of refrigerating and freezing equipment, the BKv 5040 and BG 5040. These products, designed especially for use in bakeries, are distinguished by high-quality refrigeration components, user-friendly design, hard-wearing finishes, energy efficiency and low operating costs. The company’s cold merchandisers are equipped with glass doors and are illuminated inside…

It makes sense that the most populous country in the world also is host to the largest hospitality supplies fair in the world. HOSFAIR, the 13th China (Guangdong) Int’l. Hospitality Supplies Fair, will be held Sept. 10-12 in the city’s China Import & Export Fair Complex. Visitors to HOSFAIR Guangdong 2015 can explore exhibits and attend…

Equipotel 2015 is more than just a products and service expo. Latin America’s biggest hospitality show, Sept. 14-17 in São Paulo, Brazil, offers a wide range of content, including workshops, presentations and installations. Attendees will learn about good market practices in addition to viewing the 1,500 brands and 80 new companies that will be at the…

Russell Richmond “Dick” Campion, who served as president of three major E&S manufacturers and served as NAFEM president and on the association’s board of directors, died July 8 in Palm City, Fla. He was 84. The Milwaukee native began his 40-year career in the foodservice industry in 1953 when he joined hometown-based Boelter Cos. Ten…

In a move that expands its aftermarket service across the Canadian market, Heritage Food Service Group announced July 13 that it has acquired Choquette CKS of Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, for an undisclosed amount. Choquette is the largest foodservice equipment repair and genuine OEM parts distributor in the Quebec province. “This acquisition further…

Hestan Commercial has brought on board Basil Larkin as Vice President of Sales. Larkin joins the cooking equipment manufacturer from Craftsman Republic, where he served as chief sales officer. Earlier, he spent two years as vice president-sales and marketing at Lynx Grills, where he oversaw sales organization and strategy, distribution management, and marketing and product…

Veteran foodservice industry executive Ken Goodwin has been named President of Oliver Packaging & Equipment. He has overall responsibility for the company, which manufactures bakery equipment for supermarkets, retail bakeries and foodservice operations and designs, manufactures and distributes meal-packaging systems; Goodwin will report to Oliver Products CEO Jerry Bennish. Goodwin joins the Walker, Mich., company from…

Andrea Bolton has taken on the post of V.P.-Purchasing at TriMark SS Kemp. Hired in October 2013 as director-purchasing, Bolton now will be managing the entire purchasing function for the Cleveland branch of TriMark USA. Doug Gottron, the current v.p.-purchasing and 35-year company veteran, has assumed the role of company V.P. He’ll work closely with…