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January 5, 2015
GALLERY: Walk-ins
AMERICAN PANELAmerican Panel custom designs walk-in coolers, freezers and combination cold rooms to satisfy exacting job-site conditions. All panels are 100% foamed-in-place urethane. Choose from a large selection of metal finishes and colors, walk-in accessories and custom-engineered refrigeration systems. Get a step closer to LEED certification with superior R32 insulation, LED lighting, scroll compressors, hot-gas…
January 5, 2015
Just Announced: Middleby Acquires Market Forge
The Middleby Corp. announced Jan. 7 that it has acquired the assets of Market Forge Industries, the 118-year-old manufacturer of steam cooking equipment, including countertop steamers, kettles and braising pans. Everett, Mass.-based Market Forge has annual revenues of approximately $15 million. “The steam cooking category is a large and growing sector in the commercial foodservice…
January 5, 2015
Checker’s Acquired By Huddle House Parent
The owner of the 400-unit Huddle House chain is branching out and acquiring Checkers Drive-In Restaurants. Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has inked a deal to purchase Checkers and its stablemate Rally’s from Wellspring Capital Management. The Tampa, Fla., company has about 800 drive-in outlets in more than two dozen states. The deal,…
January 5, 2015
NRA Announces 2014 KI Award Recipients
The National Restaurant Association announced on Feb. 12 the recipients of the 2014 Kitchen Innovations Awards, which honor equipment and technology that specifically improve back-of- the-house operations to benefit restaurant operators. The announcement marks the 10th year of the association’s KI Awards program recognizing cutting-edge advancements in increased energy efficiency, waste reduction and more for…
January 5, 2015
CRFA Rolls Out New Name And Logo
The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, our northern neighbor’s national organization for owners and operators of restaurants, bars, caterers and other foodservice businesses, has unveiled a new name and tagline—Restaurants Canada: The voice of foodservice. The change will be rolled out over the next year, along with a new logo and website; all are part…
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…
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