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Inez Ellingson, the matriarch of the Ellingson family, owners of Tacoma, Wash.-based Bargreen Ellingson, died May 11 at age 87. She was the mother of…

Nearly everyone expected the brutal winter weather to impact sales of equipment and supplies in the first quarter of 2014. The MAFSI Business Barometer clearly…

It’s now clear that restaurant operators have bounced back sharply from the declines caused by severe winter weather during the first two months of 2014.…

Allied Buying Corp. took time during its recent spring conference in Monterey, Calif., to recognize members and suppliers for extraordinary volume growth and support. Awards…

PRIDE Marketing & Procurement has enhanced its dealer distribution network throughout Mexico with the addition of a new dealer member based in Cancún. The new…

Now that the FER Top Dealer Report is finished, and the NRA Show has come and gone, it’s time for me and my forecasting partner,…

Jeff Herren has joined Blodgett Oven as v.p.-regional sales. Based in central California, he will be responsible for leading sales initiatives and regional strategy on…

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index rose again in May, as same-store sales and traffic and operator expectations of future sales continued to improve.…

Bill Gilmore, 90, one of the three founders of Robot Coupe U.S.A., died June 15 at his home in Raymond, Miss. He started his 50-year…

One of the questions people often ask me is, “How many equipment and supplies dealers are there?” In light of the consolidation of dealer sales…