Equipotel 2015 is more than just a products and service expo. Latin America’s biggest hospitality show, Sept. 14-17 in São Paulo, Brazil, offers a wide range of content, including workshops, presentations and installations.Attendees will learn about good market practices in addition to viewing the 1,500 brands and 80 new companies that will be at the 53rd…

Russell Richmond “Dick” Campion, who served as president of three major E&S manufacturers and served as NAFEM president and on the association’s board of directors, died July 8 in Palm City, Fla. He was 84. The Milwaukee native began his 40-year career in the foodservice industry in 1953 when he joined hometown-based Boelter Cos. Ten…

In a move that expands its aftermarket service across the Canadian market, Heritage Food Service Group announced July 13 that it has acquired Choquette CKS of Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, for an undisclosed amount. Choquette is the largest foodservice equipment repair and genuine OEM parts distributor in the Quebec province. “This acquisition further…

Hestan Commercial has brought on board Basil Larkin as Vice President of Sales. Larkin joins the cooking equipment manufacturer from Craftsman Republic, where he served as chief sales officer. Earlier, he spent two years as vice president-sales and marketing at Lynx Grills, where he oversaw sales organization and strategy, distribution management, and marketing and product…

Veteran foodservice industry executive Ken Goodwin has been named President of Oliver Packaging & Equipment. He has overall responsibility for the company, which manufactures bakery equipment for supermarkets, retail bakeries and foodservice operations and designs, manufactures and distributes meal-packaging systems; Goodwin will report to Oliver Products CEO Jerry Bennish. Goodwin joins the Walker, Mich., company from…

Andrea Bolton has taken on the post of V.P.-Purchasing at TriMark SS Kemp. Hired in October 2013 as director-purchasing, Bolton now will be managing the entire purchasing function for the Cleveland branch of TriMark USA. Doug Gottron, the current v.p.-purchasing and 35-year company veteran, has assumed the role of company V.P. He’ll work closely with…

Hendrix Restaurant Equipment & Supplies, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, and Cameron Restaurant Equipment, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, were honored as 2014 Dealers of the Year during the MAFSI Canada annual charity golf tournament. Robert Drake of Hendrix was presented with the award for Dealer Salesperson of the Year at the same event, hosted by MAFSI Canada…

Days after the merger between Sysco Corp. and US Foods fell through, Rosemont, Ill.-based US Foods named Pietro Satriano as President and CEO. Satriano, currently US Foods chief merchandising officer, replaces John Lederer, who plans to continue as an advisor to US Foods and its board of directors.

Is Smith Co. keeping up with Jones Inc.? Can Smith find out how it compares with its peers? If Smith is a FEDA member, there’s a way. The 2015 FEDA Profit Report, available only to FEDA members who complete and submit their Profit Surveys questionnaires by Aug 1, will provide a wealth of personalized information…

Sandi Halcomb has joined Whaley Foodservice Repairs as Area Manager for its new Orlando, Fla., location. Halcomb began her career in the commercial kitchen equipment parts and service industry more than 15 years ago, working under Tom Walter at NASS Parts & Service in Orlando; Walter joined Whaley earlier this year. Halcomb will focus on…