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Electrolux Professional has a new southeast shipping hub outside of Atlanta. The company’s new regional distribution center in Fairburn, Ga., optimizes service for customers in…

California Pizza Kitchen has opened its second restaurant in India. The Los Angeles chain has partnered with franchisee JSMGGC India Pvt. Ltd., a joint-venture between…

Wood Stone Corp. founders Keith Carpenter and Harry Hegarty are taking on new posts—Carpenter as CEO, and Hegarty as COO—and passing on some day-to-day management…

Christopher Leader has been named president of Hoshizaki America. Leader joined the Peachtree City, Ga.-based manufacturer in January 2010; he had been serving as COO.…

Marty Rothschild has taken the reins as president of Aladdin Temp-Rite, an Ali Group company.  He will report to Robert Nerbonne, CEO of Ali Group…

In a year marked by a return to sales growth for some of the country’s biggest name brands, Five Guys Burgers & Fries was 2010’s…

Kent Motes, founder of AutoQuotes Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has received the President’s Dealer-based Distribution Award from the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association. Outgoing FEDA Pres. Kimberley…

The Middleby Corp. has inked an agreement to acquire Lincat Group, the British foodservice and bar equipment manufacturer, for ₤58 million ($94.95 million). The cash…

The Middleby Corp., which has acquired 15 companies over the past five years, has announced further expansion. On April 12, the Elgin, Ill., company announced…

Heading to Chicago in May for the National Restaurant Show? Come in a day early for a closer look at energy trends. On May 20,…