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October 5, 2015
A.J. Antunes Expands Rep Network
A.J. Antunes & Co. has added two rep firms to its sales network. PB&J Commercial Agents, a Bartlett, Ill., firm recently started by Principals PJ Lamb and Carl Boutilier, will cover Illinois. Specialized Marketing, based in Waukesha, Wis., will cover its home state. “A.J. Antunes & Co. is very excited to partner with both PB&J…
October 5, 2015
CFESA Lauds Industry Leaders
Seven industry leaders were honored during the closing reception of
October 5, 2015
Chefs’ Toys Expands To Sixth Southern California Location
Chefs’ Toys, one of California’s largest restaurant equipment and supplies dealers, has opened a sixth store. The new location at 231 Teller St. in Corona, Calif., is open to the professional clientele of chefs, operators, caterers and food manufacturers as well as home-cooking enthusiasts. Chef Toys’ President Steve Dickler expressed enthusiasm for the new location….
October 5, 2015
AutoQuotes Hands Marketing Reins To New V.P.
AutoQuotes has appointed Susannah Albright as its new V.P.-Marketing. Albright joins AutoQuotes after a career in high-tech marketing and product management in business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets at companies including Intuit, Lucent Technologies and Octel Communications. She also founded a small business in the restaurant industry and has served as an independent management consultant to high-growth…
October 5, 2015
Fred Bonaccorso To Helm M. Tucker
Singer Equipment Co. has appointed Fred Bonaccorso as President of its M. Tucker division. He’ll oversee M. Tucker’s strategy and execution in the Northeast and report to Fred Singer, President and CEO of Elverson, Pa.-based Singer Equipment. “Fred Bonaccorso’s experience in taking a strategic vision with sales, marketing, customer service and executing on that vision…
September 29, 2015
Consumer Confidence Indicators Mixed, Gas Prices Fall Again
The two leading measures of consumer confidence posted mixed results in September while gasoline prices continued to fall, reaching the lowest level at this time of year since 2004. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index fell nearly five points to 87.2 in the final September reading, from 91.9 in August, as it careened back…
September 29, 2015
State And Local Tax Revenues Continue To Grow, Reports Rockefeller Institute
All major sources of state and local tax revenues posted solid growth in the first quarter of 2015, according to the latest accounting from the Rockefeller Institute of Government. State tax revenue rose 5.8% compared with the first quarter in 2014; local tax revenues rose 1% on a four-quarter moving average, but local property-tax revenues…
September 29, 2015
Taco Bell Closes One Concept, Debuts Another
The fast-casual U.S. Taco Co. and Urban Taproom concept launched by Taco Bell Corp. last year has closed. The Huntington Beach, Calif., restaurant, which offered a simple lineup of 10 tacos based on regional flavors, thick-cut fries and shakes, saw lower-than-expected foot traffic and was never able to obtain a permanent alcohol permit after a…
September 29, 2015
Foodservice Growth Forecast To Slow In Canada
Despite falling oil and other commodities’ prices, the foodservice market in Canada continues to grow, though at a slower rate than this year, according to Restaurants Canada’s (RC’s) annual forecast, released Sept. 16. Restaurant sales are forecast to grow 3.8% in 2016 to C$62 billion, down from 4% in 2015 and 4.8% in 2014. When…
September 29, 2015
Sbarro Reboots Its Look
Sbarro is moving out of the mall. The Columbus, Ohio-based pizza chain, known for its more than 800 food-court locations, is opening the first of four freestanding, modern-looking restaurants in its hometown in October. It’s the start of a major remodel and menu change at Sbarro. The concept will remodel existing locations to open up…
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