The FEDA Data Interchange initiative is a game changer. It allows everyone to track the order status on all of their equipment and supplies purchases, right from their AutoQuotes desktop.
MOREInterior Designer Protection Consulting, a watchdog group that monitors legislative activities that may affect the ability of interior designers, including kitchen designers, to bid on contracts needs input—immediately—on a bill being introduced in Illinois. Pressure is needed to kill SB 1270, a bill to license interior designers that is to be heard before the Illinois…
MORELast week, one proposed megamerger fell apart and Comcast walked away from buying Time Warner. Meanwhile, the largest megamerger ever proposed in the foodservice industry is winding its way into court. Sysco Corp. filed a memorandum April 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia arguing that there is no national market…
MOREThe National Restaurant Association hosted more than 650 operators from 42 states at its Public Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. They came armed with a full agenda of issues, including healthcare, labor, wages and taxes. Lawmakers who spoke to the group also covered immigration reform, patent abuse, data security, menu labeling, food…
MOREAli Group has named Robert Gehl as Group Commercial Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC), effective immediately. The April 28 announcement was made by Luciano Berti, Ali Group Chairman/CEO, to whom Gehl will directly report. Gehl will work closely with the Ali Group brands to support the development of commercial…
MOREKFC is spiffing up its stores and image in the U.S. with a $100 million investment this year in its kitchens and remodeling programs as well as another $85 million in 2016-17, according to top Yum! Brands executives. The financial package also includes $20 million a year in advertising. In an April 22 call with…
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