Edward Don & Co. held an open house, catered lunch, tours and ribbon cutting on June 10 to celebrate the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters and distribution center on Adam Don Parkway in Woodridge, Ill. Surrounded by family and company members, Pres./CEO Steve Don cut the ribbon on the new Illinois distribution center.…

There’s been a management change at Allied Buying Corp. Tom Venetis, a 24-year veteran of Edward Don & Co., has joined the buying group as its incoming executive director. He will succeed Tom Wilhelm, who will retire at the end of this year. Venetis joins Lombard, Ill.-based ABC from Don, where he most recently served…

Greg Wait, who spent 30 years as v.p.-sales and marketing at The Salvajor Co., is moving on. Amy Huston, director of sales, now will be leading the Kansas City, Mo., company’s sales team. Huston has been focused on dealer sales, covering all areas of the country, since 2008. She is a 25-year veteran of the…

Ace Mart Restaurant Supply opened its third Dallas location this week. Paul Gustafson, president/owner of the family-owned dealership, said, “We hope this location will add convenience for our many existing customers in the Dallas area and allow us the opportunity to introduce our excellent customer service and large inventory to our new customers.” The new…

Syosset, N.Y.-based Win-Holt Equipment Group is centralizing all of its U.S. custom stainless fabrication into an expanded facility in Dallas. Win-Fab production has been transferred to the Texas plant to allow the company better production efficiency, including shorter lead times and centralized nationwide delivery. In addition, as of last month, Commercial Stainless Fabricators in Marietta,…

The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association’s Education Foundation is offering a limited number of scholarships for Certified Foodservice Professional and ServSafe certifications. The widely recognized designations are marks of professionalism, and FEDA’s scholarship program is aimed at encouraging dealers to pursue earning them. Dealership employees who earn the CFSP or ServSafe certification in 2013 are eligible…

Americold has appointed Todd Sheldon to a multi-hyphenated role at the company. Shelton has been named executive v.p., general counsel and corporate secretary. He reports to Pres./CEO Jeffrey Gault. Prior to joining Americold, Sheldon served in the same posts at SuperValu Inc., the grocery-store chain and second largest food distributor in the United States. Atlanta-based…

Pecinka Ferri Associates has added Dave Noel to its sales team in the newly created position of corporate chef. Noel will be focused on specialty foodservice equipment sales for the Little Falls, N.J., manufacturer’s rep firm.

We note the passing in this issue of three well-known reps: Ed McCarthy, who owned North Star Agency in Minnesota; Joe Sabatino who founded High Sabatino in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area, and Gary Bowker with Denver-based Redstone Group. Jan, who writes all our news, asked if we should run them again in this issue of…

Whether pitching in to aid the nation’s men and women in uniform or children and families in need, foodservice E&S companies are making an impact. Among the recent charitable outreach programs we’ve heard about lately: Tony Rapanotti of A.R. Repairs Baker’s Kneads and Patrick Duffy of Duffy’s Food Equipment Service installed a commercial kitchen in…