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March 3, 2015
Sysco Gears For Court Fight To Override FTC’s Block Of US Foods Merger
There has been no further word from Sysco Corp. or the Federal Trade Commission since the agency sued on Feb. 19 to block the Houston company’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival US Foods. The move sets the stage for a major court battle over a plan to combine the nation’s two largest food distributors. In a…
March 3, 2015
New CEO At Long John’s Helm
Long John Silver’s has named James O’Reilly as its new CEO. The foodservice vet most recently was chief brand officer for Sonic Drive-In, and also served in various domestic and international leadership positions for companies including Einstein Noah Restaurant Group and Yum! Brands. Louisville, Ky.-based Long John Silver’s has more than 1,100 franchised restaurants located…
March 3, 2015
El Pollo Loco Expands In Utah
The Costa Mesa, Calif., fire-grilled chicken chain is getting bigger in the Salt Lake City area. It plans to expand from its two existing sites there to seven by 2018. Three veteran franchisees who currently operate 13 El Pollo Loco stores in Southern California will lead the development using the fast-casual chain’s hacienda design. The…
March 3, 2015
Facility Expansions
Anthony, the Sylmar, Calif., maker of glass doors, lighting systems and display equipment for commercial refrigeration systems, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Conyers, Ga. The new facility adds 130,000 sq. ft. of production capacity to complement Anthony’s facilities in Sylmar; Madison, Ga.; and Shanghai. Anthony Pres. Craig Little said the expansion is aimed…
March 3, 2015
T&S Adds Regional Sales Chief For India
T&S Brass and Bronze Works has hired Rajesh Chowdhury as regional sales manager for India and the subcontinent. Chowdhury joins the Travelers Rest, S.C., company after working as regional head of sales for Cambro-Nilkamal Private Ltd., where he worked in all facets of sales and marketing, including business development and team training and development. In…
March 3, 2015
Business Builds At Texas Roadhouse And Its Offshoot, Bubba’s 33
Texas Roadhouse has ambitious plans for 2015. The Louisville chain has opened two more of its new company-owned family sports concept, Bubba’s 33, bringing its total number of locations to three. All are based near existing Texas Roadhouse units. CEO Kent Taylor sees another five units in the pipeline during 2015. The 448-unit Texas Roadhouse…
March 1, 2015
Keeping Up With Codes
Navigating the world of standard building codes and those for energy-efficient buildings as they apply to commercial kitchen ventilation is exhausting.
March 1, 2015
What A Great NAFEM Show
The latest NAFEM Show, held Feb. 19-21 in Anaheim, Calif., ranks with the best we've attended. The excitement and optimism on the show floor was evident.
March 1, 2015
PRODUCTS: March 2015
Product Spotlight: You can save as much as $625 per refrigeration unit per year if you keep the condenser coils clean. Tools such as the CoilPod can help.
March 1, 2015
Equipping Pods
Three operators set up pods differently, but they all agree tearing out traylines and implementing the forward-thinking meal-assembly system was well worth the change.
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