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January 5, 2015
California Title 24 Updates Kick In July 1
Updates made a year ago to California’s Title 24 statewide energy standards will go into effect July 1. These Building Energy Efficiency Standards are updated on a three-year cycle, and the 2013 Standards will continue to improve upon the current 2008 version for new construction of, and additions and alterations to, residential and nonresidential buildings….
January 5, 2015
California Says Hello To Dogs, Goodbye To Plastic Bags, Debates Organic Waste
There was a lot of legislation debated and passed in the Golden State this summer. Late last month, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill allowing dogs to dine with owners if seated in a restaurant’s outdoor area. The law gives canine-averse restaurant owners discretion on allowing dogs to dine and requires restaurants have an…
January 5, 2015
The FDA Unveils Finalized Menu Labeling Rules
On Nov. 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food operations, and vending machines to provide consumers with more nutritional information about the foods they eat outside of the home. The final menu-labeling rule applies to restaurants…
January 5, 2015
SEFA Holds First Shareholders Meeting, Promotes Execs
Quite a bit of news coming out of the first-ever shareholders meeting held by Supply & Equipment Foodservice Alliance. The network of E&S dealers and vendor partners met Jan. 22 in San Antonio, marking the first major milestone for SEFA since it announced its long-term ownership transition strategy last April. “We are delighted to have…
January 5, 2015
FER Top Dealer Survey Forms Due April 1
No fooling around with the date: Survey forms for Foodservice Equipment Reports’ annual Top Dealer listing, e-mailed earlier this month to past participants and other dealers, are due April 1. FER’s unique survey requires participating dealers to have a certified public accountant or other independent source verify their sales volumes. This procedure is necessary because…
January 5, 2015
Reps Sales Jump 4.8% 4Q/’13; A Strong 2014 Is Forecast
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
MAFSI Barometer Tracks E&S Sales Slowdown In First Quarter
Nearly everyone expected the brutal winter weather to impact sales of equipment and supplies in the first quarter of 2014. The MAFSI Business Barometer clearly shows the effects, with growth of the index falling to 3.3% from a 4.8% gain in the fourth quarter of 2013. The Barometer is maintained by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association…
January 5, 2015
Advance Tabco Goes Full Circle, Adds Supreme Metal Assets
In 1929, Sam and Morris Schwartz, two brothers from Ukraine, started manufacturing and distributing beer equipment in lower Manhattan. The pair later formed Supreme Metal Fabricators and Advance Food Service Equipment. Eighty-five years later, the two companies are connected again. On July 23, Georgia-based KinMetal LLC, doing business under the name Advance Tabco, acquired certain…
January 5, 2015
E&S Market Weathered Storms First Half Of 2014
Things were looking a little dicey early in the year as brutal winter weather battered many foodservice operators in North America. Now that we finally have all of the numbers in on the second quarter, we can safely say most suppliers of equipment and supplies weathered the storms. But the reports from MAFSI and from…
January 5, 2015
Don Doubles California Warehouse Space
Edward Don & Co. has deepened its coverage of the West Coast with the expansion of its Mira Loma, Calif., distribution facility. The addition, completed in August, doubles Don’s warehouse capacity there. The project increases Don’s California warehouse space to 210,000 sq. ft.; the dealer now has total warehouse space of more than 1.15 million…
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