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…
American Metalcraft has moved to a larger, all-new office, warehouse and manufacturing facility in Franklin Park, Ill. The new building includes three times the warehouse capacity of the firm’s former location. American Metalcraft’s new address is 3708 River Road, Ste. 800, Franklin Park, IL 60131. All phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same.
William T. Spake, 85, who helmed Comstock-Castle Stove Co. for three decades, died Oct. 17 at his Quincy, Ill., home overlooking his family’s seven-generation company. Spake was president of the Quincy, Ill., cooking equipment manufacturer from 1966-98 and remained active as CEO, corporate secretary, and with inventory control until 2010. He traveled extensively and enjoyed…