Michelle Wibel, CFSP, has been named President of Nemco Food Equipment, the Hicksville, Ohio, maker of merchandising and countertop equipment. She succeeds Stan Guilliam, CFSP, who retired after 30 years with the company. Wibel has led sales and marketing efforts at Nemco for the past 18 years. In addition to overseeing Nemco’s strategic plan and…
The Manitowoc Co. has appointed Hubertus Muehlhaeuser chief executive officer of Manitowoc Foodservice. Muehlhaeuser’s appointment was announced July 29; he will join the Manitowoc, Wis., company on August 3. “Hubertus is a dynamic leader with a demonstrated ability to drive strategic transformation throughout an organization. He has also established a proven track record of building…
By the time you read this Wednesday, July 29, or later, we’ll have already presented our 2016 E&S market forecast at our annual President’s Preview meeting July 28. So what’s the bottom line? We forecast another very good year for the market in 2016. We predict 4.6% nominal dollar growth, and because E&S price increases…
Diversified Foodservice Supply has acquired D.S.I. Parts Inc., a distributor of foodservice parts and smallwares to national chain restaurants and their associated franchisees. Springboro, Ohio-based DSI joins other DFSI brands, including AllPoints Foodservice Parts and Supplies, Franklin Machine Products, Tundra Restaurant Supply, Mill Hardware, and Restaurant Parts & More. DSI President Jeff Heine said that…
Robert (Bob) Curtis passed away July 6 at the age of 93 at his home in Eugene, Ore. He was the founder of Curtis Restaurant Equipment in Springfield, Ore. Curtis’ career in the foodservice equipment and supplies business began in 1943, at Portland-based Greene Winkler Co. In 1963 he started Curtis Restaurant Equipment, concentrating on design…
Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group has promoted David Engel to Vice President-Marketing and Brand Development. He will be responsible for driving marketing and brand development initiatives for APW Wyott, Bakers Pride, Tri-Star, BKI and Ultra-Fryer. Engel previously held senior marketing roles with San Jamar, Sargento Cheese and Miller Brewing. Standex Cooking Solutions Group also has hired…
Peter and Michael Browne, the owners of Browne & Co., have inked a partnership agreement with Dennis Poon and Maggie Yau, welcoming them as the organization’s majority shareholders. Under this new management, the company will continue focusing on its core smallwares and tabletop business in the United States and Canada and will aggressively develop more than…
Franke Foodservice Systems has added two sales executives to steer its products into general markets channels. The Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturer has appointed Danielle Mason as Senior Sales Executive supporting new products; she reports directly to Jonas Bonderer, senior director-general market products. Mason will support marketing and sales strategy to launch equipment, including the BKON Craft…
Longtime MAFSI member, John “Jay” McGonigle, formerly of Boston-based The MPH Group, died July 18 in Wells, Maine. His career as a manufacturer’s rep stretched back to the early 1970s and earned him a number of awards for excellence in the field. In 1993, alongside Don Perry and George Hilliard, he started The MPH Group,…
Wilburn “Leon” Rees, former president of Tri City Equipment Co., passed away on July 15 at the age of 94. Orphaned at a young age, Rees came to Davenport, Iowa, as a teenager to live with and work for his uncle, the founder of Tri City. He took over the business in his early 20s…