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…
Two weeks after announcing its decision on phasing out hydrofluorocarbons, the Environmental Protection Agency has published the new rules terminating the use of certain refrigerants commonly used in commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and insulation. The move follows more than a year of speculation since the EPA announced its significant new alternatives policy (SNAP) and subsequent…
Diners will have to wait until the end of 2016 to find calorie labels on all chain restaurant menus. The Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this month that restaurants and other establishments will now have until December 1, 2016, to comply with federal menu labeling rules. That’s a full year beyond the original deadline.…
Nando’s Peri-Peri, the South African-Portuguese restaurant chain, has hatched its first major expansion since moving to the U.S. seven years ago. Nando’s has opened two of three units planned for Chicago. The chain, which operates spicy, flame-grilled chicken restaurants in 23 countries, first moved to the U.S. in 2008. It set up shop in Washington,…
A wine and tapas venue and a pop-up café reliant on sous vide won first and second place in this year’s edition of the HX: The Hotel Experience—Rooms to Restaurants show’s (formerly the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show) Foodservice Pioneering Concept competition. Top honors went to Bienvenu, a collaboration between Robert Simmons, Principal, Bruner/Cott,…
A smoothie and a bagel with a schmear might be the hot new menu pairing. Jamba Juice has teamed up with Bruegger’s Bagels to open the first of a planned nine co-branded units. The company-owned stores, bringing Bruegger’s bagel-focused menu under the same roof as Jamba Juice’s smoothies, will open in the Midwest, on the…
Refrigeration and refrigerants are topics that are never quite exhausted. With mandates and decisions swirling about from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emerson Climate Technologies is planning another of its free events to help industry members learn more about the issues affecting their businesses. The company will host an…
The New England chapters of FCSI and MAFSI celebrated their 42nd annual golf outing and reception on June 1. The charitable event in Andover, Mass., welcomed 128 participants and 84 tee-sign sponsors, raising a total of $20,900 for the Wounded Warrior Project; the funds raised will support the programs and services offered for injured veterans…