Compact Prodigy Plus Just The Tip Of An Iceberg

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The Prodigy Plus C0722 compact, self-monitoring cube ice machine produces up to700 lbs. of cube ice in 24 hours all in a small footprint ideal for tight spaces. AutoAlert LED indicator lights inform you of machine operating status and when it’s time to descale and sanitize. Patented WaterSense adaptive purge control reduces scale buildup and…

Take A Dip, The Water’s Fine

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Server’s ConserveWell heated utensil holder helps save over 250,000 gallons of water per year compared to traditional dipper well perpetual-flow sinks, which use up to 60 gallons of water per hour. ConserveWell is the environmentally friendly way to hold utensils above 140°F, keeping them safe from bacteria growth while saving water, energy and money. The…

Connect With Customers By Connecting Mirage Warmers Together

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Available in both countertop and drop-in styles, Vollrath’s Mirage Buffet Induction Warmers offer a subtle, low-profile, attractive design that puts the focus on the food and compliments any decor. The low-wattage warmers can be interconnected to one electrical outlet, which simplifies the planning and management of power cords, access to outlets and load capacity. Connect…

Charbroiling With A Touch Of Showmanship

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A Wood Stone classic, the Mt. St. Helens Solid Fuel Charbroiler offers an easy and intuitive wood-fired grill, built to the exacting standards and legendary quality of Wood Stone. A blazing fire along the rear of the firebox offers stunning theatrics, and creates the coals used to power the charbroiler. Cast from the same material…

Amid Market-Share War, FER Top Dealers Report More Balanced Growth In 2014

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Two big things stand out when we run the numbers on the 57 dealers that verified their volumes for Foodservice Equipment Reports’ annual Top Dealer Report, to be published in June. First, in a mature foodservice equipment and supplies market, dealers of all sizes are fighting intensely for market share, but especially for profitable market…

Standex Names Scott Jordan President Of Cooking Solutions Group

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Standex Int’l. Corp. has promoted Scott Jordan to the office of President-Standex Cooking Solutions Group; he’ll take the reins July 1. Jordan has spent the past 3 1/2 years as president of Master-Bilt in Standex’ Refrigeration Solutions Group. Before that, he was V.P./G.M. of BKI, part of the Standex Cooking Solutions Group, for 3 1/2…

NRA’s Performance Indicators Were Mixed In March

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Four of the eight components of the Restaurant Performance Index fielded monthly by the National Restaurant Association were up in March, but the other four were down. The same mixed result was true of the Current Situation Index and the Expectations Index: half of the markers rose, half declined. Both indicators of capital spending fell…

Hendrix Opens Tenth Canadian Location

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Hendrix Restaurant Equipment & Supplies has opened a flagship location in Toronto. The 10,000-sq.-ft. store—the dealer’s 10th location in Canada—includes a showroom displaying supplies and equipment, a tableware gallery and a full-service professional test kitchen intended to host interactive cooking classes and vendor demonstrations. Hendrix, helmed by President Larry Vander Baaren, held its first event…

April Brought Shower Of Buying-Group Meetings

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April was a month full of association and buying-group meetings for the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. We hope to have details in our next Dealer Report on a few that just concluded, including Allied Buying Corp.’s Spring Conference, April 28-30, in Memphis, Tenn. Also held last month were Excell’s Annual Conference, April 15-18, in…

Parrish Lucas Joins Heartland Reps

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Parrish Lucas has joined Heartland Reps as an Education and Healthcare Specialist. He brings more than a quarter-century of experience in E&S sales and marketing experience to his new post at the Kearney, Mo., rep firm. Lucas will focus on new business development for K-12 schools, institutions, colleges, universities and healthcare facilities throughout Kansas, western…