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January 5, 2015
School Foodservice Standards Get Small Tweak, House Looks For Broader Changes
The fight over salad bars v. fried mozzarella sticks continues. It was just a few years ago that the U.S. Department of Agriculture carved out healthy lunch standards after Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The Act set rules on fat, calorie, sugar and sodium limits on foods in the lunch line…
January 5, 2015
NAFEM, Refrigeration Makers Fight EPA Refrigerant Phase-out Deadline
Since the 1987 Montreal Protocol first addressed and banned substances that deplete the earth’s ozone layer, phasing out refrigerants and chemicals deemed harmful to the environment has been an ongoing issue for refrigeration manufacturers. Today, the industry is facing the most sweeping, most accelerated and, according to NAFEM and the 155 refrigeration manufacturers it represents,…
January 5, 2015
Berkeley Nixes Sugary Sodas
While San Francisco voters approved that hike in the minimum wage to $15 by 2018, they rejected a 2-cent tax on sugary drinks. Not so in neighboring Berkeley, Calif., which became the first American city to pass a law taxing sugary drinks, including sodas. More than three-quarters of the votes cast were in favor of…
January 5, 2015
In Memoriam: John Bridgins
Longtime manufacturer’s rep John Bridgins died suddenly on Jan. 19. He was 62. Bridgins was president and CEO of J.H. Bridgins & Associates, the firm founded by his father, Jim. He spent his entire career there, first in the company’s original Philadelphia office, before establishing their Alexandria, Va., branch. An active and longtime member of…
January 5, 2015
FEDA Plans April Seminar On Inventory Management In Chicago
A few weeks after FEDA returns to Chicago after its annual convention, the dealer association will host an inventory-management seminar that it says guarantees attendees will walk away with at least 30 ways to earn a better ROI. The April 24-25 program, moderated by Jason Bader of The Distribution Team, provides dealers the chance to…
January 5, 2015
Ali Group Creates Refrigeration Division For Bev-Air, Victory
Ali Group North America has reorganized its refrigeration segment into a new Refrigeration Division to support and promote the company’s Beverage-Air and Victory Refrigeration brands while allowing both firms to maintain their respective identities. Rob August, president of Beverage-Air, will lead the new division as president; Jennifer Ward will serve as senior v.p.-sales and marketing….
January 5, 2015
Globe Appoints Director Of Product Management
Globe Food Equipment Co. has hired Chris King as director of product management. He will manage the product lines from strategic planning to tactical activities and work with marketing to define Globe’s go-to-market strategy and target customers. King, who reports directly to Globe Pres. Hilton Garner, joins the Dayton, Ohio, company from Hobart/ITW FEG, where…
January 5, 2015
Try Explaining The E&S Market To An Outsider
I’ve spent a great deal of time the past few weeks trying to explain the market for foodservice equipment and supplies to private equity and research companies. Some big deal must be brewing or maybe there are several deals in the works because the focus of their probing is different. Such companies come to us…
January 5, 2015
North Carolina To Launch New Restaurant Show In ’15
A new regional show will launch next year when the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Expo kicks off Sept. 21-22, 2015, at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C. The show is being developed with the support of the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association, which has partnered with Exposition Development Co., which operates numerous…
January 5, 2015
Things I Learned On A Golf Cart
It’s amazing what one can learn by spending four hours on a golf cart with a dealer, a rep or a manufacturer. There was a lot of learning going on last week at the eighth annual Nonprofessional Foodservice Equipment Ryder Cup outing—dubbed the Rosati Cup the past two years to honor Ron Rosati, who helped…
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