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January 5, 2015
Yum! Plans KFC Makeover In China
Yum! Brands is revamping its image and menu at its KFC stores in China. On March 25, the chain launched a new menu and marketing campaign there and announced plans to rethink its store design. The Louisville, Ky., chain also plans to freshen up its branding in China with new packaging, employee uniforms and new…
January 5, 2015
Food&HotelAsia2014 Hits A High Note
The 19th edition of Food&HotelAsia2014, Asia’s largest biennial food and hospitality tradeshow, set a few records earlier this month. The April 8-11 show, the first to fully occupy the Singapore Expo, the country’s biggest exhibition venue, boasted 3,213 exhibitors—its largest number to date—and 63 group pavilions. Preliminary data has the show attracting 64,826 attendees, more…
January 5, 2015
Carlisle Cos. Names Koch As President/COO
Carlisle Cos., the parent of Carlisle FoodService Products, has elected D. Christian (Chris) Koch as president and COO. Koch has been with Carlisle since 2008 and most recently served as group president of the Diversified Products Group, where he headed two of Carlisle’s four business segments, including Carlisle FoodService Products. He already has assumed his…
January 5, 2015
AHF Presents Top Awards To Oliver, Hynes At Annual Conference
Last week’s annual conference of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice in Orlando, Fla., included topical speakers and panel discussions, as well presentations of AHF’s highest awards. Patti Oliver, director of nutrition at UCLA Health, was presented with the 2014 AHF Lifetime Achievement Award. The association’s top award recognizes operator members who best exemplify the leadership…
January 5, 2015
Market Forge Joins Blodgett In Vermont
Market Forge Industries has moved its Massachusetts operations north to a Vermont facility near its Middleby Corp. stablemate, Blodgett Oven. The facility in Essex, Vt., will build proprietary steam equipment under the Market Forge brand. Middleby, which purchased the assets of Market Forge on Jan. 7, moved all of the production, sales and engineering from…
January 5, 2015
In Memoriam: Nor-Lake’s Patrick Huppert
Patrick J. Huppert, applications engineer and the “father” of the Kold Locker walk-in product line at Nor-Lake Inc., died July 17 while on an annual fishing trip in Canada. He was 60 years old. Huppert got his start in the E&S industry as a draftsman at Vollrath Refrigeration in 1976, designing walk-in coolers; he also…
January 5, 2015
In Memoriam: Vincent J. Guarriello
Vincent J. Guarriello, one of the true legends of the foodservice equipment industry and who was pivotal in its postwar development, passed away Oct.16 in Red Bank, N.J. He was 93. Guarriello had a long tenure in the E&S industry and was mentor to many corporate and sales executives working today. He served many years…
January 5, 2015
NRA’s Performance Index Rose In November
The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index rose again in November, hitting a five-month high at 101.2. The Index declined over the summer, prompted in part by worries about the impending federal-government shutdown and debt-ceiling fight. Six of the index’s components moved higher. Only current capital spending activity and the staffing outlook were lower. All…
January 5, 2015
Wholesale Food Prices Jump In January, Menu Price Growth Still Moderate
Following five months of flat or negative changes, wholesale food prices jumped significantly in January at both the final and intermediate demand stages, according to Producer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Feb. 19. Wholesale food prices at the final demand level rose 1% after falling four of the last five…
January 5, 2015
Consumer Sentiment Hits Nine-Month High In April
Consumer sentiment continued to improve throughout April, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, which released its latest data April 25. The Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 84.1, its second highest reading since 2007 and a gain from 80 in the final March reading. The sentiment index stands 10.1% higher than at…
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