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The National Association of College & University Food Services holds its 2011 National Conference July 13-16 in Dallas. The 53rd annual national conference,

What are the business and service models of leading U.S. E&S distributors? These details and more are contained in FER‘s June issue and provide an…

Value-pricing and special deals are helping profit margins for at least a few chains. Crowd control has seldom been an issue, though. Except when it’s…

Subway’s newest look is a hybrid of McCafe and Starbucks, with perhaps a dash of Panera. Subway Cafés blur the lines between a sandwich store…

The Certified Food Service Professional program has a newly streamlined application and updating process. First, the point-earning/recording requirements have been simplified and the North American…

Two senior-level appointments have been announced by Middleby Corp. James Pool has been named president of TurboChef, the Carrollton, Texas, oven manufacturer. He’ll oversee day-to-day…

Charles “Chuck” Fadel, retired CEO of Fadels Inc. Foodservice, Equipment and Supplies, Charlotte, N.C., passed away May 18. He was 86. After serving in the…

Summer is not yet officially here, but dealer sales people, sales managers and key management can kick off the hot-weather selling season with a June…

Six suppliers and 10 member dealers were honored at Allied Buying Corp.’s spring conference, May 3-6 in San Diego. Suppliers recognized for Outstanding Sales Achievement-Volume…

At University of California-Santa Barbara, a new 46’-long mobile kitchen is serving soccer fans, college students and, if need be, disaster refugees. Best of all, it’s serving more and better food at lower cost than before.