It appears official that New York’s quick-service workers soon will be earning a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The New York Fast Food Wage Board voted last month to phase in a tiered, $15 an hour minimum wage at restaurants with more than 30 units, providing a faster timetable for New York City operators…
Fisher-Nickel Inc. (Fishnick), the operator of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s Food Service Technology Center, has announced a technical advisory committee for its “Demonstration of High-Efficiency Commercial Cooking Equipment and Kitchen Ventilation System Optimization in Commercial Foodservice” project. The project’s goal—awarded last year to Fishnick in a Building Natural Gas Technology grant—is to demonstrate and…
Countertop mixers are one of the smaller pieces of kitchen equipment, but when it comes to versatility and labor-saving power, they pack a major punch.
AXIS AX-M7 Save labor and time mixing everything from dough to airy egg whites with this 7-qt. planetary mixer from Axis. The mixer features a heavy-duty die-cast aluminum body and stainless bowl and operates with a 650W, ¾-hp, gear-driven motor. The compact unit measures 12-in.W x 19-in.D x 21-in.H. The safety guard, which comes standard,…
APP OF THE MONTH Managing a campus foodservice operation is no small task, especially when it’s academic powerhouse Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Yale Dining serves approximately 14,000 meals per day in 23 residential and retail dining locations. In fall 2013, the university began construction on a new 16,000-sq.-ft. culinary support center, which houses the…