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January 5, 2015

Camshelving Offers The Great Divide

Create improved functional organization in any of your storage areas using Shelf Dividers are also ideal for use with linens, towels, janitorial supplies and disposable cups and lids. Removable for easy cleaning and relocating, the Shelf Dividers attach securely onto Cambro Camshelving, Camshelving Metric (600-mm only) and Camshelving Elements Shelving Units. Cambro Manufacturing Co. NAFEM…

January 5, 2015

Halton Breaks Cooking Free Of Ductwork

January 5, 2015

Perlick Boosts The Heat For The Cleanest Clean

It takes more than just hot water to clean off the worst stains and residues from wine and beer glasses. It takes the kind of heat found in Perlick’s new PKHT24 High-Temp Commercial Glasswasher. The unit’s booster heater zips the water temperature to 82°C for the final, full three-minute rinse cycle to properly sanitize and…

January 5, 2015

Buffalo Wild Wings Invests In Rusty Taco

The 1,030-unit Buffalo Wild Wings chain is dipping into the taco segment, making a majority investment in Rusty Taco, a privately held, fast-casual chain. Dallas-based Rusty Taco specializes in street-style, fresh-made tacos at two company-owned stores and seven franchised locations in Dallas, Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Minneapolis-based Buffalo Wild Wings also has a minority investment…

January 5, 2015

Henny Penny Advances Three Execs

Among recent organizational changes made at Eaton, Ohio-based Henny Penny were three key promotions. Rick Cartwright has been elevated to director-product development and innovation; he previously served as director-controls engineering. Cartwright will lead Henny Penny’s initiative to build a new product development and innovation engine. Specifically, he will oversee electronic engineering, project management, product development…

January 5, 2015

Bardeau Joins Unified Brands’ Global Team

Unified Brands has added John Bardeau to its international management team, naming him business development manager for the Canadian market. Bardeau is currently responsible for developing markets for Unified’s cook-chill systems under the CapKold brand. In his newly expanded role, Bardeau also will cultivate relationships with Unified’s channel partners in Canada while focusing on the…

January 5, 2015

BACK STORY: A Weighty Issue

At one university, the rubberized band-style belt on a soiled tray conveyor system was mysteriously snapping every couple nights. Techs from American Kitchen Machinery & Repair, Philadelphia, repeatedly mended the belt and replaced worn parts. But the emergency calls kept coming. “The operator would call us angry because we had just fixed the belt the…

January 5, 2015

PRODUCTS: February 2014

APP OF THE MONTHIf your operation is on the smallish side, and private party rooms aren’t possible within your square footage, take a cue from Retro Bistro, a popular French restaurant in Mount Prospect, Ill. Owners Chris and Lorraine Barth came up with a clever way to divide their dining room into separate areas: a…

January 5, 2015

PRODUCTS: November 2014

APP OF THE MONTHDuring FER’s Smallwares & Tabletop Awards judging, one of our operator judges mentioned that several of the company’s kitchen managers and chefs were pleased with a humidity-controlling filter they’d installed in their walk-in coolers. Their food was staying fresh noticeably longer. “Our filters are filled with organic minerals that were discovered in…