Perlick Corp. introduces Cooler Tapping Kits to connect kegs from the cooler through the wall to customer-facing, back-wall faucets.
When boilers crack on multiple combis at a hotel, Mark LeBerte, President of ATECH, Nashville, Tenn., advises the client that it must use and maintain a water-filtration system.
Longtime industry member Robert Costantini Sr., known by many by his professional name, Bob Raymond, has died. He was 80 years old.The youngest son of Italian immigrants, Costantini began his career in foodservice in 1958. As Bob Raymond, he went to work for his oldest brother, Anthony, at their family business, Victory Metal Mfg., in…
As I write this, we are leaving Austin, Texas, where we just staged our biennial Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium (MUFES) at the Barton Creek Resort. It was our eighth chain-oriented MUFES since 2002, and our 11th overall. (We’ve done three other MUFES meetings for fast-growing chains and noncommercial operators.) It was another great meeting with…
Moffat USA/Ali Group has appointed Kristian Kuh to oversee operations as its new General Manager. “We would like to welcome Kristian to our team, and we look forward to working together with him to capture more opportunities for the Moffat brand in U.S. markets,” said Stuart Murray, general manager-sales and group export manager of Moffat…
David Williams has been appointed national accounts director at Grindmaster-Cecilware; he joins Kenny Stratton and Ken Duncan on the national accounts team. Williams brings more than 13 years of foodservice industry sales experience to the post. He joins the beverage and foodservice equipment maker from Clipper Corp., where he was director of national account sales.…
General Parts Group opened its 23rd office last week in Irving, Texas. The equipment service and repair company’s new location will service a 100-mile radius around the metro Dallas-Ft. Worth area including Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant, Collins, Hunt, Rockwall and Kaufman counties. All major equipment types will be supported, including all forms of commercial cooking, warewashing…
ALTO-SHAAM QC2-40Use this vertical reach-in blast chiller/freezer/refrigeration system, part of the QuickChiller line, to chill virtually any type of food, from delicate vegetables and seafood to hearty roasts. The unit boasts 4 operating modes: quick-freeze mode, soft-chill mode (for less dense items), hard-chill mode (for denser products) and a holding mode for chilled or frozen…