Feras Affani has joined AllPoints Foodservice Parts & Supplies in the newly created position of western regional business development manager. In his new post at the MRO parts and supplies distributor, Affani will focus on sales to dealers and service companies in the western United States and in western Canada. The 20-year industry vet started…

John Evans has been appointed head of Region 5 (North America) within the Electrolux Professional Commercial Organization. He previously held the position of v.p.- marketing and sales for Electrolux Professional North America. Evans will be responsible for all foodservice activities within the North American market. He also will run Electrolux’s green wet-cleaning business unit, Lagoon.…

I was in Miami at the Doral Country Club during a monsoon attending the annual meeting of the Association of Healthcare Foodservice on June 21, when I heard Mitch Schechter had died. Our (and Mitch’s) dear friend, Donna Boss, was with us in Miami and filled us in on what she knew. (And helped write…

Darden Restaurants announced July 12 that it has agreed to acquire Yard House USA for $585 million in an all-cash transaction from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, management and investors. The 39-unit contemporary American chain will become part of Darden’s Specialty Restaurant Group, which includes The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 and Eddie V’s.…

Sometimes we make a big goof. Somehow, with all the forms flying back and forth, we misplaced Action Sales and left them out of our FER Top Dealer Report article in the June 2012 issue. The oversight was particularly galling because Action Sales has been a Top Dealer, verifying its volume, since we initiated the…