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January 5, 2015
Brazil Hosts 30th Edition Of Fispal Show In June
The biggest foodservice show in Latin America, Fispal Food Service, more fully known as Feira International Tradeshow of Products and Services for the Out-of-Home Consumption, is set for June 24-27. The 30th edition of the event will take place at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo. More than 60,000 visitors from Brazil as well…
January 5, 2015
Healthcare Foodservice Award Winners Announced
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice has named six winners of its four annual awards, which honor association-nominated individuals who have shown great leadership and achievement in the healthcare foodservice industry. In addition to the recipients below, AHF will be announcing winners for three additional awards—the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Making a Difference Award and the…
January 5, 2015
Heritage Intros Marketing Tools To Hone Focus On Parts Division
Weeks after announcing it had become an exclusive supplier of OEM-only parts, Heritage Foodservice Group has launched a new branding platform to undergird its Heritage Parts business focus and sharpen its strengths and relationships in the E&S industry. The rebranding includes a new logo, a redesigned website and a new marketing campaign in print, digital…
January 5, 2015
Natural Quick-Serve Design Wins IHMRS Pioneering Concept Honors
A quick-service natural foods concept has been named the winning design in the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show’s 2014 Foodservice Pioneering Concept competition. The Nyman Group, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Las Vegas, and Robert Rippe & Associates of Minnetonka, Minn., are the winning foodservice consultants. Their “BOWLS—Food That’s Good For You!” concept will…
January 5, 2015
In Memoriam: Rep Ken High
Longtime MAFSI member, Ken High, founder of High Sabatino Associates in Jessup, Md., died Aug. 12. He was 80. High entered the foodservice equipment industry in 1959, when he acquired the Lewis J. Andersen Co., a manufacturers’ rep firm. Eight years later, that company became High Sabatino Associates, then High Sabatino Huber, and eventually High…
January 5, 2015
Middleby To Acquire Residential Market Ice-Machine Firm
Middleby Corp. is adding another brand of high-end residential kitchen equipment by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire U-Line Corp., a maker of built-in modular ice machines, refrigerators, freezers and wine-preservation equipment. Founded in 1962, U-Line is based in Milwaukee, where it will remain headquartered. The company has annual revenues of approximately $60 million….
January 5, 2015
Rethinking The FER Forecast As We Enter 2014
It’s been almost a month since our last FER Fortnightly and a great deal of new economic data has been released. All of it’s good. It turns out third-quarter U.S. real gross domestic product grew 4.1% in the final quarterly estimate, much higher than originally forecast. (The Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus forecast of 3Q…
January 5, 2015
Slow U.S. Restaurant Unit Growth Continues, NPD Reports
The number of restaurant units in the U.S. grew at only a 0.7% pace for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2013, according to data from The NPD Group’s biannual ReCount census, released Feb. 26. The total number of commercial restaurants grew in net terms by 4,179 units during the period to a total of…
January 5, 2015
MAFSI Barometer Up 4.8% 4Q/’13; Reps Forecast A Strong 2014
In spite of an early winter in some parts of the country, sales of equipment and supplies by manufacturers’ reps increased 4.8% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the latest MAFSI Business Barometer. The quarterly survey is maintained by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry. And while the reps expect…
January 5, 2015
Consumer Confidence Continues to Improve Thanks To Healthy Jobs Growth
The recent good news on jobs has consumers finally believing the economy is improving. Data on consumer attitudes from both Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan and The Conference Board in late June showed improvement again. The UM Consumer Sentiment Index rose slightly to 82.5: The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which tends to be more volatile,…
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