Legacy is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It also owns the Blakeslee, General Foodservice, Greenfield World Trade, Maxx Cold, Omega Juicers, and Zeroll brands.

Whether due to natural disasters or the economic downturn, it’s been a year of volunteering time and donating goods to food banks and community kitchens. Do you have an operator customer who merits honors for outstanding community service? Do you know a restaurant entrepreneur deserving of attention for living the American dream? Consider nominating them…

As forecasts for economic growth have slowed during the past three months, prices for many key metals and other materials used in foodservice equipment have fallen in line with most other markets. But while there is still a lot of uncertainty, prices for steels appear to have bottomed out in August and have been on…

It was hardly a surge but nonfarm payrolls in the United States grew by 103,000 in September, according to data released Friday, Oct. 7, by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers beat most analysts’ expectations and helped ease fears of another round of recession. The unemployment rate held steady at 9.1%. The numbers…

The latest consensus forecasts from 50 leading econometric forecasting organizations surveyed monthly by Blue Chip Economic Indicators outlines a U.S. economy plagued by sluggish real growth for years to come. And the short-term outlook for the next 18 months is particularly restrained. The consensus forecast for growth of real gross domestic product in 2011 rose…

We’ve said for months that the current recovery of the foodservice equipment and supplies market is unusual. While E&S sales usually lag operator fortunes, in this recovery increased capital spending anticipated an upturn in operator sales. And sales have continued to rise most of this year. The August version of the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s newly issued