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January 5, 2015
FEDA Education Foundation Awards A Dozen UID Scholarships
Twelve member management professionals recently were awarded full scholarships to the 2014 University of Industrial Distribution Program. The scholarships, awarded by the Foodservice Equipment Distributor’s Association’s Educational Foundation, will help underwrite the winners’ expenses for the UID Program March 9-12 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis Hotel. The scholarship winners are: Isaac Rodriguez, Ace Mart Restaurant…
January 5, 2015
LoLo Honors Its Top Distributors
LoLo, the Byram, Miss., maker of steamers, tilting skillets, kettles, refrigerated equipment stands and countertop cooking equipment, has recognized two of its distributors for outstanding performance. SESCO has been honored as LoLo’s 2013 Distributor of the Year. According to Clay Thames, Lolo’s national sales manager, “They are a well-managed company with owners/management who walk the…
January 5, 2015
Correction: FEDA Recognizes Supportive Manufacturers
Fast-moving fingers managed to miss typing in the name of a very important company on the list of FEDA’s 2014 Exceptional Manufacturers: Cres Cor. Apologies to our friends in Mentor, Ohio. Here is a corrected (and complete) version of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association‘s list of manufacturers it recognizes as especially supportive of dealer-based distribution….
January 5, 2015
The Impact Of National Dealers And The Internet On E&S Distribution
We’ve just finished tallying and writing up our annual Top Dealer survey. Now that we’ve seen all the numbers, two trends are very clear. The biggest dealers, those in the Top 30 or so, continue to grow rapidly, often through acquisition of smaller dealers that fill in regions or niches for them. And many of…
January 5, 2015
Personnel Changes And Promotions:
Jeff Herren has joined Blodgett Oven as v.p.-regional sales. Based in central California, he will be responsible for leading sales initiatives and regional strategy on the West Coast. Blodgett, headquartered in Burlington, Vt., is a division of Middleby Corp. Prior to joining Blodgett, Herren was a field marketing manager and area v.p. with Manitowoc Foodservice….
January 5, 2015
Fall Meeting Lineup
It’s not just back-to-school time. It’s back to fall meetings and conferences for industry associations and buying groups. Here’s what’s coming up in the next month or so: Sept. 15-18: NexGen (Chicago) Sept. 22-24: CFESA Fall Conference (Key Largo, Fla.) Oct. 6-10: PRIDE Fall Conference (Detroit) Oct. 8-11: SEFA (San Antonio) Oct. 16-18: NESA (San…
January 5, 2015
A Shout-Out To Our Dealer Awards Winners
In case you’ve missed it the past couple of weeks, we’ve announced the winners of our 2015 Management Excellence, Industry Service and Young Lion Awards. One of the most fun things I get to do every couple years is call and let the winners know they’ve won. These awards will be presented during FER’s Industry…
January 5, 2015
Scotsman Taps Sales Manager For Southeast Market
Scotsman Ice Systems has added Vince Dattolo as its new southeastern regional sales manager. Dattolo, based in Charlotte, N.C., will be responsible for managing sales through distribution, key chain and direct accounts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. He joins the Vernon Hills, Ill., firm from Middleby Corp. after a 30-year career working in…
January 5, 2015
MAFSI Barometer Up 3.9% In 3Q, But Wide Regional Disparities Show
The Business Barometer from the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry improved modestly in the third quarter 2014. Overall sales rose 3.9% compared to the third quarter in 2013. This was improvement over 2Q’s 3.1% increase and a 3.3% gain 1Q. But the real story is the wide disparities between MAFSI regions. Sales boomed…
January 5, 2015
Less Oil + Quick Filtration = More Savings
With just 30 pounds of oil per vat, the Henny Penny Evolution Elite cooks the same amount of food as traditional fryers—but uses 40% less oil. Combine that savings with features like automatic oil top-off and simple 4-min. filtration, and the Evolution Elite significantly extends the useful life of cooking oil. The result is more-consistent,…
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