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January 5, 2015
BACK STORY: Preventive Maintenance Fires Up Pizza Production
The weekend before February’s Super Bowl, Consolidated Appliance Services in Mount Vernon, N.Y., was fielding incoming calls from pizza-shop owners looking to ensure their gas ovens were operating at peak performance. “They couldn’t afford to have anything break down that weekend,” says Johnita Anthony, chief operating officer. While these proactive operators understand the importance of…
January 5, 2015
DESIGN: Nothing But Net
Energy-efficient equipment installed in a restored 1880s-era building, plus a smart kitchen layout, have propelled KC’s Sports Bar & Lounge toward first-year revenues of $1.4 million.
January 5, 2015
FER FOCUS: Freeze Frame
With summer coming, now is a good time to start a frozen-beverage program or to update your equipment.
January 5, 2015
GALLERY: Hot Holding Cabinets
ALTO-SHAAMAlto-Shaam’s smallest and newest 300-S hot holding cabinet holds 3 full-size (12-in.W x 20-in.D x 2.-in.H) steam pans. Halo Heat technology keeps up to 36 lb. of food gently warm between 60˚F-200˚F without steam or fans. The portable holding cabinet measures only 177/16-in.W x 253/8-in.D x 183/8-in.H and fits in any kitchen. The cabinet comes…
January 5, 2015
Pitco Appoints New VP International Sales
Pitco Frialator has added Eric Anderson, CFSP, as v.p.-international sales. Anderson joins Bow, N.H.-based Pitco from Australia, where he had been a regional director for Manitowoc Foodservice. He’s spent two decades in sales and marketing in the foodservice equipment industry; the past 15 years have been internationally focused. Pitco Frialator, a division of the Middleby…
January 5, 2015
Brazil’s Vivenda do Camarão Chain Debuts In U.S.
American chains have been expanding south and north of the border for years. In December, Brazil’s 161-unit Vivenda do Camarão restaurant chain made its American debut in South Florida. Its most notable adaptation to the U.S. market was the signage: in its two new Florida stores, the restaurant is known by its name in English,…
January 5, 2015
Fuddruckers Heads South
One of the first fast-casual better-burger operations is growing its Caribbean footprint. Fuddruckers opened its first unit in the Dominican Republic in January. The Santo Domingo restaurant, sited in one of the capital city’s new upscale malls, merges the chain’s classic roadhouse design scheme with local colors and images, and includes 100 interior seats and…
January 5, 2015
IFMA Announces Eight Silver Plate Winners
Eight operators have been named as recipients of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association’s 2014 Silver Plate Awards. From among the eight winners, each representing their respective segment of foodservice operations, one will be named the 2014 IFMA Gold Plate Award winner at the 60th Annual Gold & Silver Plate Celebration, held in Chicago on May…
January 5, 2015
Legal Sea Foods Spreads Out
The 32-unit Boston-based chain, best known for its mall and airport locations in seven Eastern Seaboard states, has debuted two smaller, neighborhood concepts: Legal Crossing, sporting an edgier, more adult look; and Legal Oysteria, a cozy Italian concept. The company, which also has four Legal C Bar stores, and solo Legal Test Kitchen and Legal…
January 5, 2015
HOTELEX Shanghai 2014 Forum Delivers Day of Insights, Trends
Shanghai was a very busy place for foodservice professionals earlier this month. The show, March 30-April 2, drew 81,596 E&S professionals from more than 130 countries to Hotelex Shanghai at the city’s New International Expo Centre. More than 1,600 exhibitors spread out across the show floor. “Foodservice in the 21st Century,” the show’s day-long educational…
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