The foodservice equipment and supplies business is so complex, you can just never know enough. A true E&S professional needs to know the difference between a Btu and a kW, have some knowledge of airflow dynamics, understand what 18/8 means on a piece of flatware (and know to call it flatware, not silverware), recognize dangerous…

Four foodservice equipment manufacturers have announced they’ve won Energy Star honors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two companies, ITW Food Equipment Group-North America and Manitowoc Foodservice, have received Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence awards, recognizing their continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. Troy, Ohio-based ITW FEG has been…

Three well-known industry names have joined forces under one roof as manufacturer’s sales representatives. GMV Sales, based in Westboro, Mass., represents 16 factories and covers the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont (MAFSI Region 1). The trio include 30-year industry vet Kevin Golden, who has held leadership posts…

The Standex Cooking Solutions Group has recently moved into new offices housing the Standex Culinary Development Center. The Group now is located at 1307 N. Watters Dr., Ste. 180, Allen, Texas 75013. Phone: 214/421-7366. Customer Service Fax: 214/565-0976. Local and toll-free numbers for Standex’ five companies—APW Wyott, BKI, Baker’s Pride, Bevles and Tri-Star—are unchanged.

Our forecasting partner John Muldowney, v.p. marketing at Alto-Shaam, and I have been discussing our E&S forecast. You may recall in our November revisions, we revised our 2012 forecast of the E&S market at the manufacturers’ level down a point and 2013 down half a point. We currently have both years at 3.6% nominal growth,…

Kevin Yates, most recently director of sales at Win-Holt Equipment Group, has been promoted to v.p. of sales at the company. Yates is a longtime associates of the 67-year-old company. He will be responsible for the sales team, including regional sales reps, and execute sales initiatives to expand sales and market share. Yate will report…

The Homer Laughlin China Co. has tapped a well-known name in the tabletop segment to lead its sales team. Gene Williamson has been named v.p. sales-foodservice division, for the HLC Inc. family of companies, including Homer Laughlin China, Hall China, and the Kenilworth Trading Co., the exclusive distributor of RAK Ceramics in the U.S. HLC…

Bon Chef has appointed Jeremy Mottola as its new v.p. of U.S. sales. Prior to his promotion, Mottola was growing market share for Lafayette, N.J., company as v.p.-eastern regional and international sales. In his new post, he will oversee all sales of Bon Chef’s line of flatware, servingware, buffet equipment and custom millwork products in…

Reed Beus, an experienced technology and private equity executive, has been appointed as Blendtec’s new chairman and CEO. He succeeds company founder Tom Dickson, who has stepped down from his role as chairman/CEO to focus on engineering new products. He remains on the board of directors of the Orem, Utah, blender manufacturer. Beus joins

The registration deadline for FEDA’s 2013 Annual Convention was Feb. 25. Did you make it on time? The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association’s convention, April 3-7, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, will once again feature its popular dealer roundtables. This year’s “Best Practices Roundtables” will include a…