Metro was one of eleven companies honored by Quality Supply Chain Co-op, the independent purchasing cooperative for restaurants owned by The Wendy’s Co. and its franchisees, at the 2013 Wendy’s Convention in Las Vegas.The Wilkes-Barre, Pa., manufacturer was chosen from among the QSR’s more than 400 suppliers and distributors to receive the Golden Link Award…

National Equipment & Supply Association has announced the dates for its Spring Conference. NESA will meet March 13-15, 2014 at the Embassy Suites Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla.

Foodservice professionals celebrate ingenuity on the plate or in the kitchen. Take a moment to nominate an operator customer for the awards recognizing innovation and excellence in driving operational success. The National Restaurant Association’s third annual Operator Innovations Awards honor commercial and noncommercial operators who are transforming the industry with extraordinary creativity and commitment to…

Take note: The Food and Drug Administration has released its 2013 Food Code, which provides updated guidance for states and localities on regulating food safety and sanitation in restaurants and other retail businesses. While the new federal code is not law, more than 3,000 state and local entities rely on it to shape foodservice-related health…

Maybe I was wrong. A few weeks ago, in the middle of the government shutdown and debt-ceiling fight, I wrote that I thought the confrontation might cost the E&S market half a point of growth this year and as much as a point next year. But now, a few weeks past the crisis, I’m feeling…

Top awards for excellence in people, products and service levels were presented during Allied Buying Corp.’s recent fall conference in Rosemont, Ill. Winning Suppliers of the Year (and runners-up) are: Smallwares: Spill Stop (Dexter Russell) Tabletop: Diversified Ceramics (Walco) Table Service/Buffet: Service Ideas (American Metalcraft) Light Equipment & Furnishings: Nemco Food Equipment (T&S Brass and…

A busy business portfolio for QualServ Corp. has led to its restructuring and the creation of a new subsidiary, QualServ Solutions LLC, as its new operating entity. “We are growing, which means we have to evaluate our business and implement structural changes resulting in financial benefits and increased flexibility for our customers, our suppliers, our…

Singer Equipment Co. has hired Susan McNulty as director of sales-national accounts contract division. She’ll report to division v.p. Brian Morehead, and be based in New York City. Before joining Singer, McNulty worked for more than twenty years for Paramount Restaurant Supply in Warren, R.I. Pres./CEO Fred Singer called McNulty a great addition to the…

Money. It pays salaries and invoices and allows companies to reinvest in their businesses. The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association has designed next year’s annual convention to provide attendees with strategies that will increase their companies’ bottom line. The March 26-30 convention is slated for the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, in Indian Wells, Calif. Convention…

Great Lakes Hotel Supply will celebrate the opening of its new headquarters and culinary center on Nov. 12. The daylong event, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., will be held at the company’s new headquarters: 24101 W. Nine Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48033. Great Lakes reported sales of $45 million in 2012. Its new state-of-the-art test kitchen…