The just-completed annual convention of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association included the announcement of the group’s new lineup of officers and board members.FEDA’s new executive officers are:President: Brad Wasserstrom, The Wasserstrom Co., Columbus, OhioVice President: Brad Pierce, Restaurant Equipment World, Orlando, Fla.Treasurer: Joe Schmitt, Rapids Foodservice Contract & Design, Marion, IowaSecretary: Mason Greene, Hotel &…
MOREPrimeSource FoodService Equipment. Each will gain an expanded customer base in the domestic equipment, smallwares and international equipment and smallwares arenas, respectively. UFPC is the exclusive supply chain management organization for Yum! Brands and its three restaurant systems: KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. UFPC also manages the supply chain for A&W and Long John…
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MOREThe mood was good and operators appeared keen to invest, according to the exhibitors at INTERNORGA 2012. The international trade show, staged March 9-14 in Hamburg, Germany, featured more than 1,200 companies from around the globe. The show was attended by nearly 100,000 visitors from Germany and abroad; more than half of those visitors represented…
MOREConstruction this year for Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers stores will be at the fastest rate in the chain’s history. The 10-year-old company, based in Wichita, Kan., is slated to open 27 more new stores this year. In addition to nine company-owned stores, Freddy’s has 52 franchised units in Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,…
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MOREAfter posting strong growth in blended revenues through most of 2011, seven large equipment and supplies companies saw their sales growth slow in the fourth quarter last year. Combined sales rose 3.1% in the quarter, versus the prior year quarter, down markedly from the 8.5% growth of the second quarter and 7.5% increase in the…
MOREStrong gains in same-store sales and customer traffic offset a slight downturn in foodservice operator optimism in February as the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index rose again in February. The overall index was up 0.6 point to reach 101.9. It was the sixth consecutive month the index has been at or above 100, the…
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