Sysco Gears For Court Fight To Override FTC’s Block Of US Foods Merger

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There has been no further word from Sysco Corp. or the Federal Trade Commission since the agency sued on Feb. 19 to block the Houston company’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival US Foods. The move sets the stage for a major court battle over a plan to combine the nation’s two largest food distributors.In a 3-2…

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Two Midwest Cities Ponder FOG Regulation

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Municipalities around the country continue to deal with a very dirty issue that is bigger than just foodservice: how to reduce the amount of fats, oils and grease (FOG) entering city sewer systems. City officials in Elkhart, Ind., are fine-tuning a proposal that is less rigorous than an ordinance considered last fall requiring operators to…

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PRODUCTS: March 2015

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Product Spotlight: You can save as much as $625 per refrigeration unit per year if you keep the condenser coils clean. Tools such as the CoilPod can help. 

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Hospitality Smiles On Equip’Hotel 2014

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More than 111,000 hotel and foodservice professionals filled the aisles at the big Paris hospitality show in November.

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