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October 27, 2015

Blendtec, Lancer Join Forces

Lancer Corp. and Blendtec have reached a strategic agreement to combine their global manufacturing, marketing and service capabilities. Lancer manufactures and markets beverage dispensing systems. Orem, Utah-based Blendtec makes commercial blenders and dispensers for the foodservice industry as well as commercial-grade blenders and appliances for home use. Under the terms of the agreement—called Blendtec Commercial…

October 27, 2015

Manitowoc Sets Global Strategy, Appoints Dei Dolori As Senior V.P./Managing Director-EMEA

Manitowoc Foodservice has named Philip Dei Dolori to the role of Senior V.P. and Managing Director-EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Dei Dolori is now responsible for all sales, operations and profit/loss functions in the region, where he’ll focus on driving growth, developing new products and establishing strong customer relationships. He reports directly to Chief…

October 23, 2015

Wolters-Althoff Investments To Acquire Gill Ashton Publishing

Wolters-Althoff Investments, LLC and Gill Ashton Publishing, LLC, have agreed to terms under which WAI will acquire GAP and all of its products. WAI, based in Chicago, is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Wolters Family Office headed by former owner and founder of CookTek, Bob Wolters. Evanston, Ill.-based GAP owns Foodservice…

October 21, 2015

Heritage Foodservice Acquired By Private Equity Firm

New ownership is at the helm of Heritage Foodservice Group, the country’s largest distributor of OEM and repair parts for the foodservice equipment industry. Windjammer Capital Investors, in partnership with the Heritage management team, has acquired the Fort Wayne, Ind., business from The Jordan Co., which had owned Heritage since 2011. Full terms of the…

October 20, 2015

Excell Hires Christopher Reeves To Helm Business Development

Excell has welcomed Chris Reeves to lead the company’s vendor relations, dealer marketing and business development functions as its new Vice President-Business Development. Reeves brings the Denver-based buying group more than 20 years’ experience in the foodservice equipment and distribution industries. While he most recently worked on the manufacturing side of the industry as western…

October 20, 2015

The Big Issues Of Supplies And Tabletop Sourcing

I’ve been hearing often the past few years about the issues confronting the global supply chain for sourcing durable supplies, tabletop and servingware. Our annual FER Smallwares & Tabletop Design Awards, which will be featured in FER‘s November issue, always remind me of these issues. Put simply, not much of such stuff is made in…

October 20, 2015

Vulcan, ITW Unveil New Leadership For Chain And Retail Division

October 20, 2015

Campion Takes Reins, Short-Term, At Franke

Tom Campion, CEO of Franke Foodservice Systems, is assuming the presidency of Franke’s Foodservice Solutions. Campion will take on those duties in an interim role while the Smyrna, Tenn.-based company conducts an executive search for a successor to Derrick Richardson, who has left the company after 14 years there in various roles.

October 20, 2015

FEDA’s 2016 Convention To Examine Shifting Business Landscape

Speakers ranging from boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard to management expert and author Tom Peters are among the highlights recently announced for FEDA members in early December. Serving as Convention Chair is Jay Ringelheim of Globe Equipment Co.; Paul Parr of Hockenbergs is Assistant Convention Chair.

October 20, 2015

The “Information Economy” Is Focus Of FEDA’s November Webinar

Next month’s FEDA webinar examines the effect the Internet has had on the selling process and how it has changed the way customers buy products, select suppliers, build relationships and view salespeople. The program takes a look at how sales organizations should approach the new age of sales with “Selling Has Nothing To Do with…