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January 11, 2016
Unified Brands Taps Cooking Specialist
Unified Brands has added Walter Trapp as Product Line Specialist for its cooking line. He will manage those products, primarily the Groen brand, while supporting the company’s distribution network. Trapp, who brings a background in foodservice management to the post, also will lead efforts in strategic pricing initiatives, and manage training and tradeshow involvement for…
January 11, 2016
Personnel Changes At Vulcan
Vulcan has promoted Joe Maresca to Director of Sales-East. Maresca, a 28-year industry veteran (more than half of them at Vulcan), will oversee East Coast dealer sales, familiar territory from his tenure as a Vulcan eastern regional sales manager; he also has been v.p.-national accounts and business manager for the Range unit. David Sealfon has…
January 11, 2016
New President For Imperial Brown
Imperial Brown, the walk-in cooler/freezer manufacturer, has named Justin Sandall as its president. He succeeds Rick Schermerhorn, who will retire this year after nine years as president. Sandall has served as executive v.p., CFO and COO of the Portland, Ore., company. He will retain COO responsibilities. Imperial Mfg., established in 1970, acquired the 100-year-old W.A….
January 11, 2016
FEDA Education Foundation Awards 2016 UID Scholarships
Two dozen individuals have received scholarships from FEDA’s Education Foundation for the 2016 University of Innovative Distribution program, March 6-9 in Indianapolis. This year’s recipients are: Casey Hamre and Ronald Santos, Ace Mart Restaurant Supply; Russ Pederson, Alcom; Jeffrey Pugh, Bargreen-Ellingson; Cecily Adams and Brian Knoll, Best Restaurant Equipment & Design; Colin Darcy, C&T Design…
January 11, 2016
Component Hardware Acquires Parts Supplier
Component Hardware Group has purchased Specialty Food Service Hardware and its related sister company, Vision Parts & Accessories. The Markham, Ontario-based companies supply components and parts to the foodservice and plumbing markets throughout Canada. Both will remain in their Ontario headquarters and continue to service their current customers while providing expanded coverage for Component Hardware…
January 5, 2016
AAA Forecasts Another Year Of Low Gas Prices
Gasoline prices sank below the $2 a gallon average over the New Year’s weekend and the outlook for 2016, according to AAA, is for another year of relatively low fuel prices. The drop in energy prices has been a significant factor in improved sales and traffic for foodservice operators throughout 2015. The average annual price…
January 5, 2016
NPD Forecasts 1% Traffic Growth Again In 2016
Visits to restaurants grew 1% in 2015, and finally regained the traffic lost during the long foodservice recession, according to data from The NPD Group’s CREST consumer data. And the Rosemont, Ill-based research firm predicts another 1% gain in 2016. “It has been a long slow recovery but the foodservice industry has recovered nearly all…
January 5, 2016
Cap-Ex Measures Remain Strong As Overall NRA Performance Index Slows
A pronounced softening in current same-store sales and traffic helped push the
January 5, 2016
New Year, New Minimum Wage In 14 States
After six years of the federal minimum wage holding steady at $7.25 an hour, 14 states and several cities are moving forward in 2016 with increases to their minimum wage. Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and West Virginia saw wage increases take effect January 1….
January 5, 2016
California City Considers Equipment Requirements For Charbroiler Emissions
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is considering whether to regulate restaurants that use wood-fire cooking techniques. Although charbroiler emissions contribute only a tiny portion to the Valley’s bad air, the district is looking into requiring restaurants to install equipment to clean up smoke emissions and filter particles. The air district, which must…
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