Summertime and the living is easy? Or is it just hectic? The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association understands both situations and has extended until Aug. 23 the deadline to return the questionnaire for its Annual Profit Survey.FEDA says the additional time will allow more of its members to get in their paperwork and take advantage of…

We’re finishing up the eight PowerPoints we present next week at our annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast meeting, being held Aug. 7 at the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill. We thought we’d share a few of the highlights. As far as the general economy in the U.S. is concerned, it’s looking a bit better,…

During its recent spring conference, Allied Buying Corp. recognized more than a dozen member/dealers and suppliers for their outstanding volume growth and supplier support. Seven ABC suppliers were honored: Outstanding Sales Achievement-Volume Growth: Nor-Lake, SaniServ, The Vollrath Co. Supplier Awards of Merit-Sales Effort: Continental Refrigeration, Intermetro, San Jamar, Spring USA. Nine member/dealers were recognized: Outstanding…

Rich Gleitsmann, the president of Ali Group North America, effective September 1. He will transition from his role at Scotsman, a division of the Ali Group. In his new role as EVP, Gleitsmann will be responsible for driving improvement programs throughout Ali Group companies within North America in close, personal collaboration with CEO Filippo Berti,…

The deadline for Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association members to return the questionnaire for the group’s Annual Profit Survey is Thursday, August 1. The survey delivers a wealth of financial and operating guidelines and provides direct comparisons between participating dealer firms. However, this valuable information is only available to firms that participate in the study. The…

Ace Mart Restaurant Supply hosted its annual Rep of the Year Awards at its new downtown Dallas Superstore during the Southwest Foodservice Expo in Dallas in June. Employees in the company’s 15 Ace Mart Superstores, web store, corporate buyers and contract/design departments selected three companies and eight industry professionals for the awards. DJ Marketing, helmed…

Headquarters for the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association has a new mailing address. CFESA can now be reached at P.O. Box 77139, Greensboro, NC 27417. All phone numbers and email addresses remain the same. The association, headed by Heather Price as executive director, is headquartered at 2216 W. Meadowview Rd., Ste. 100, Greensboro, NC 27407.

Northern California-based Myers Restaurant Supply LLC has positioned itself as a national force in E&S with its new division: Myers Restaurant Supply—East. The new branch, based in Marlton, N.J., will service the entire Eastern Seaboard but boast a strong focus on the New York metro area. The Santa Rosa, Calif., full-service dealer has teamed up…

As pictured on our homepage, Hatco Corp.’s Pres./CEO David Rolston dug in at June’s groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s addition to its Sturgeon Bay, Wis., facility. The expansion will provide additional manufacturing, office and training/test kitchen space.  Hatco moved its plant to Sturgeon Bay from Milwaukee in 1973.  This addition is Hatco’s ninth major expansion…

Toni Gernsbacher, the wife of Chain Link Services CEO and FEDA Past-President Harold Gernsbacher and a popular, well-known figure in the E&S industry, died July 9 after a long fight with cancer. She was 53. She is survived by her husband and their two daughters, Leigh and Jordan. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may…