Winterhalter is setting standards for efficiency with its new trio of PT Series pass-through dishwashers. Innovative functions, intuitive operation and optimum ergonomics guarantee top performance from the PT-M, PT-L and PT-XL models. All deliver ultra-hygienic results with variable washing pressure; a new full-flow filtration system guides 100% of the water through a fine-meshed, highly efficient…

Whether it’s beer, wine or cider by the glass that an operator needs to tap, Perlick’s new Dual-Zone Wine/Refrigeration Center will do the job. The 36-inch (91.4cm) wine dispensing unit is the first of its size to feature two compartments with separate temperature zone ranges and the ability to dispense from four wine kegs. The…

It’s spot-on technology, not to mention speed and versatility, that creates the best toast in town. Hatco’s new Intelligent Toast-Qwik holds up to 18 product settings for everything from bagels to Texas toast to hash browns. The ITQ features individually controlled top and bottom heating elements, and a multispeed two-directional conveyor belt with Hatco’s patented…

In a sign that the interest in the foodservice market is only growing bigger, Singapore’s most established food and hospitality trade show has become the first event to occupy all 10 exhibition halls and Max Atria at the Singapore Expo. The 2014 edition of Food&HotelAsia and Wine&SpiritsAsia has filled every square meter of the center,…

The days leading up to next month’s Internorga 2014 will provide attendees with a high-quality conference program with the 33rd International Food Service Forum: “Moving Forward with Passion.” The forum at Europe’s biggest international conference for professional foodservice, will present the key drivers in professional foodservice, with a special emphasis on human resources marketing and…

Globetrotting E&S professionals who make the trek to Hotelex Shanghai, March 31-April 3, will find more than 1,500 exhibitors from around the world set up for business at the Shanghai New Int’l. Expo Centre. The first day of the show will once again feature the Foodservice Forum, a day-long program co-sponsored and organized by Foodservice…

The growing market for its ventilation systems for the kitchens in Singapore’s hotels, casinos and sports venues has led Halton Group to open an office there, the 30th country in which it operates. Halton had been handling its sales from Malaysia, but created the new, separate Singapore branch to better organize its service and oversee…

Taste Holdings, the South African-based holding group, expanded its quick-service portfolio in late January when it acquired Cape Town-based Zebro’s Chicken. The 15-year-old chain has 40 outlets, mainly situated in the Western and Eastern Cape, as well as one store in Namibia. Taste Holdings CEO Carlo Gonzaga said there was significant opportunity for expansion of…

EQT, a leading private equity group in Northern Europe, has acquired a majority stake in China F&B Group, to accelerate the latter’s expansion plans. China F&B, founded in 2003, has more than 500 foodservice outlets in China and is the largest franchisee of both the Dairy Queen and Papa John’s Pizza brands outside the United…

As supply chains expand into global markets, food businesses need to find new ways to stay on top of the latest food regulations and industry requirements. Globalization is leading to heightened awareness of food safety standards, and a broader sweep of information sharing—both face-to-face and digitally. Last fall, for example, Intertek, the global testing, auditing…