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January 5, 2015
California Makes It Official: No Gloves Necessary
The year-old law that would have required California’s foodservice workers to use gloves when preparing food was abolished last week. Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2130, repealing the law requiring food and beverage handlers to change gloves every time they switched tasks or even touched other food. The “glove law” went into effect last January but immediately…
January 5, 2015
Quick-Serve Inspections, Closures Continue In Russia
The low-temp cold war between the U.S. and Russia continues to play out in the world of quick-serve foodservice. Last month, the Moscow Arbitration Court levied a 100,000 ruble fine ($2,583) on Burger Rus LLC, operator and manager of Burger King restaurants in Russia, for the storage of unauthorized items in refrigerators alongside food. The…
January 5, 2015
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
FER Top Dealer Survey Released This Week
Survey forms for Foodservice Equipment Reports’ annual Top Dealer listing are being e-mailed this week to past participants and other dealers. The survey data on sales volumes and service offerings once again will be published in FER’s June issue. The form also is on FER’s website at fermag.com/media-library/research.html FER’s Top Dealer Report is unique in…
January 5, 2015
Ali Group Names New President At Champion Group
Lin Sensenig has been appointed president of the Champion Group, a division of Ali Group North America. He’ll oversee day-to-day management of the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based companies, which includes Champion, Moyer Diebel, Bi-Line and Moffat USA brands. Sensenig also will have responsibility for developing and implementing the company’s strategic plan, and will report directly to Ali…
January 5, 2015
Personnel Changes And Company News:
Kathy English, a familiar face as marketing communications manager at Allied Buying Corp., is retiring at the end of the month after 25 years at the Lombard, Ill.-based buying group. Sarah Celaya will succeed her in the post. The board of directors at the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association has voted to create the first…
January 5, 2015
New Facility Openings:
Advance Tabco recently opened a new manufacturing and distribution center in Dawson Springs, Ky., which provides the Edgewood, N.Y., manufacturer the ability to offer same-day shipping to the Midwest and surrounding states. It is the firm’s eighth location in the U.S. “Our multistate family of employees is each dedicated to supporting the Advance Tabco brand,…
January 5, 2015
New Moniker For Alliance
Alliance Paper and Food Service has changed its name to Alliance Paper & Foodservice Equipment. The 60-year-old dealership says it made the change in July to more accurately describe the company, the markets it serves and its future direction. Alliance, headed by Pres. Brian Flynn, is based in Franklin Park, Ill.
January 5, 2015
Bev-Air Taps Motes As Sales Director
Erica Motes has been named director of sales at Beverage-Air. Motes has been with the Winston-Salem, N.C., company since 2009, most recently as western regional sales manager. She previously served as an outside sales rep for Lund-Iorio. In her new post, she will be responsible for managing and growing sales through Beverage-Air’s manufacturer representatives and…
January 5, 2015
Unified Brands Brings In David Herring As President
David Herring has been named president of Unified Brands. The appointment, effective Nov. 17, was made by Bill Johnson, president/CEO of UB’s parent company, Dover Corp., to whom Herring will directly report. Herring joins the company from Avery Dennison Corp., where he spent 14 years, most recently as v.p./g.m. for the general retail and industrial…
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