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January 5, 2015
PRODUCTS: June 2014
APP OF THE MONTHChef Douglas Katz owns and operates Fire Food & Drink in Cleveland. The restaurant is located in a 90-year-old building with original wood floors that, although charming, are uneven. As a result, his tables wobble. Katz recently learned about FLAT Technology Inc.’s table bases, which feature a patented system of hydraulic tubing…
January 5, 2015
FER EXCLUSIVE: Smallwares & Tabletop: The Next Big Things
From a super slicer to a table cap, 11 noteworthy products emerged from a field of 56 finalists in FER’s 2014 Smallwares & Tabletop Awards.
January 5, 2015
Parts Town Eyes Future Growth, Partners With Equity Firm
Parts Town LLC has strengthened its position as one of the leading national distributors of OEM restaurant repair and maintenance parts for the foodservice industry. Growth equity investor Summit Partners has made a majority investment in the Addision, Ill., company, and Parts Town founder Bill Reedy, CEO Steve Snower and their management team will remain…
January 5, 2015
South African Quick-Service Market Heats Up
Taste Holdings, the South African-based holding group, expanded its quick-service portfolio in late January when it acquired Cape Town-based Zebro’s Chicken. The 15-year-old chain has 40 outlets, mainly situated in the Western and Eastern Cape, as well as one store in Namibia. Taste Holdings CEO Carlo Gonzaga said there was significant opportunity for expansion of…
January 5, 2015
MAFSI Elects New Officers, Honors Its Members
A new executive board emerged from a record-breaking winter meeting of the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry. More than 530 attendees were at the group’s 47th Business Development Conference and Sales Management Forum in West Palm Beach, Fla., last month. Among the business at hand was the election of new officers for the…
January 5, 2015
AHF Unveils 2015 Board
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice has elected members to serve on its 2015 board of directors. They’ll begin their terms on Aug. 1 of this year. President-Elect: Randy Sparrow, system director-food and nutrition services and environmental services, ProHealth Care, Waukesha, Wis. Secretary: Joanne McMillian, director-food and nutrition, Saint Clare’s Health System, Denville, N.J. Treasurer-Elect: Jacqueline…
January 5, 2015
France’s Quick Counters U.S. Competitors With New Small Concept
In the face of McDonald’s continued dominance in France and Burger King’s recent return with the splashy opening of a unit in Paris’s Gare Saint-Lazare, the country’s No. 2 burger chain Quick has unveiled a new small-space concept. The first Burger Bar by Quick is expected to open this summer in Paris. The new brand…
January 5, 2015
Beaverson Named Director Of Foodservice Sales At Winholt
Mike Beaverson, Winholt Equipment Corp.’s foodservice business development manager, has been promoted to director-foodservice sales. Beaverson is now responsible for the Syosset, N.Y., company’s initiatives to expand sales and market share for its prep, storage and shelving products. He will report to Kevin Yates, v.p.-sales, and work closely with Winholt’s regional sales managers, foodservice sales-rep…
January 5, 2015
In Memoriam: Jay Jabas
F.H. “Jay” Jabas, the founder of Nu-Vu Foodservice Systems, died March 30. He was 81. Jabas got his start in the foodservice equipment industry as an engineer for Ansul and went on to acquire MJR Industries and Roilgard in Menomonie, Mich., where he was owner/president for 25 years. He is survived by his wife of…
January 5, 2015
Food Management Partners Buys Furr’s Fresh Buffet
In its second acquisition in six months, Food Management Partners announced this week that it has purchased the 25-unit Furr’s Fresh Buffet chain and its Dynamic Foods foodservice distribution company in a bankruptcy court transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In January, the privately held company acquired the 35-unit Don Pablo’s Tex-Mex casual-dining…
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