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January 6, 2014

Fast-Casual Chains Add Table Service To Adapt To Zoning

It took an upgrade to table service for two Florida-based quick-service chains to get the thumbs-up to open their doors in Winter Park, Fla. The city, near Orlando, agreed to zone in fast-casual concepts Firehouse Subs and BurgerFi for Park Avenue, its upscale dining and shopping district, but only if the chains would modify their…

January 6, 2014

Steak ‘n Shake Menu Pricing Battle Awaits Court Decision

A federal judge is expected to rule this week in the battle between activist shareholder and restaurant chief Sardar Biglari and three Steak ‘n Shake franchisees in Colorado over who controls menu pricing. The operators are suing the company in federal court, claiming that Biglari’s mandate that all stores offer $4 meals is hurting their…

January 6, 2014

NRA Previews Expanded Zero Waste Zones

The National Restaurant Association re-introduced an expanded Zero Waste Zones program in Atlanta on Oct. 23. The program, acquired by the NRA last year, is aimed at helping the city’s restaurateurs, foodservice businesses and retailers become more sustainable and energy-efficient. The program originally was created in 2009 by Atlanta-based Elemental Impact to help restaurateurs create…

January 6, 2014

More Details Emerge For FEDA’s April Convention

The Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association continues to announce more details on the speakers, sessions and seminars planned for its 2013 Annual Convention, April 3-7 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio. The meeting, themed “Vision and Courage to Create Your Own Profitable Future,” will bring together the country’s…

January 6, 2014

Insinger Adds Three Rep Firms

Philadelphia-based warewashing equipment maker Insinger Machine Co. has strengthened its representation in the West with the addition of three rep groups: Preferred Marketing Group, Heartland Group, LLC and The Redstone Group. Territories for Preferred Marketing are California and Nevada; Heartland Reps has southern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; and The Redstone Group will cover…

January 6, 2014

Boston Showcase To Celebrate 100th Anniversary Next Month

It’s been quite a century for Boston Showcase: 100 years of doing business under four generations of one family. The founding family and their employees plan to celebrate the company’s first 100 years next month. In 1913, Russian emigrant Max Starr opened Boston Showcase Co., a small woodworking shop in Roxbury, Mass. During the 1940s,…

January 6, 2014

FEDA Releases 2013/14 Membership Directory

It’s time for members of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association to make a little room on their hard drives for the new 2013/14 FEDA Membership Directory. The directory, an invaluable networking resource, is no longer offered in a hard-copy format. The new downloaded version provides all the necessary contact information for every FEDA member. Association…

January 6, 2014

CFSP Online Course Package Available

NAFEM is offering a new streamlined approach to the certification process which allows prospective Certified Foodservice Professionals to take the course at their own pace, at home or in the office. The CFSP Online Course Package, priced at $775 per person, includes the application fee, a .pdf copy of the review questions and glossary of…

January 6, 2014

Alto-Shaam Hits Fundraising Goal At Jerry Maahs Memorial Golf Outing

Alto-Shaam welcomed more than 170 golfers to the fifth annual Jerry Maahs Memorial Golf Outing on August 10. The charitable event, held at Ironwood Golf Course in Sussex, Wis., surpassed previous outings as participants raised a total of $56,000 for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. Alto-Shaam founder Jerry Maahs passed away from lymphoma in 2006. The following…

January 6, 2014

Dealers Keep Bags Packed For October Group Meetings

October is the month of meetings for the E&S industry’s buying groups. Eight of the industry’s dozen or so dealer groups and associations are holding seminars and conferences this month. They include: ABC                                             Oct. 7-9           Fall Conference-Chicago Channel Dist. Partners                  Oct. 20-23       Dealer Exchange Conference-Dallas Excell                                           Oct. 23-25       Vendor Ed. Training (VETS)-Miami IFED                                            Oct. 9-11        …

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