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January 6, 2014
Make Safe Ice, Serve Safe Ice
Want clean, sanitary ice? Commit to regular, thorough cleaning of your ice machine’s internals. Here’s how to hunt down hidden slime and scale.
January 6, 2014
PRODUCTS: August 2013
App of the Month In just about every foodservice establishment you enter, bottled beverages on display in cold cases are stocked horizontally across shelves by brand. In commercial retail, we know some purveyors pay extra to be stocked in the “sweet spot,” the shelf at eye level. But the folks in the foodservice department at…
January 6, 2014
UL Acquires California Food Safety Auditor
UL has acquired Everclean Services, a food-safety auditor based in Agoura Hills, Calif. Everclean Services assesses and audits food safety, supplier qualifications, brand consistency and price integrity for restaurants, grocery and retail chains. It performs more than 40,000 audits on more than 10,000 facilities in North America, including many leading multiunit chains. The acquisition broadens…
January 6, 2014
Follett Adds Striano To Sales Team
Follett Corp. has appointed Pasquale Striano as regional sales manager for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. He’ll be responsible for implementing foodservice sales programs and plans for those regions, including India and Africa. Striano, based in Milan, Italy, has more 10 years of experience in international sales of ice equipment. Follett, based in…
January 6, 2014
Attendance Up 3% At NAFEM ‘13
The numbers for NAFEM ’13 are in, and they back up what observers noted at last month’s busy show: Attendance at the E&S industry’s biggest show was up nearly 3% over NAFEM ’11. Overall, more than 19,000 industry members participated in the Orlando, Fla., show, including 10,156 attendees. Forty-four percent of attendees were dealers, 26%…
January 6, 2014
McDonald’s Names Steve Easterbrook Global Chief Brand Officer
Former McDonald’s Corp. executive Steve Easterbrook has returned to the chain as executive v.p. and global chief brand officer. Easterbrook will have global responsibility for marketing, menu development and consumer and business insights. He succeeds Kevin Newell, who recently assumed the new role of chief brand and strategy officer for McDonald’s USA, and will report…
January 6, 2014
In Memoriam: Rep Joseph Sabatino
Longtime MAFSI member, Joseph Sabatino, founder of High Sabatino Associates in Jessup, Md., died May 22. He was 76. He started out at F.A. Davis Co. as a draftsman in 1954 and became a salesperson at L&N Hill Co. in 1962. He joined forces with Ken High five years later and spent nearly 40 years…
January 6, 2014
Fatburger Stays Globally Focused
Fatburger is not slimming down. The Beverly Hills, Calif.-based chain has agreements for more than 300 new units in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and has inked a 25-unit deal to debut in India. Nearly half of the fast-casual burger chain’s 120-plus restaurant stores are in overseas markets; it operates in 27…
January 6, 2014
ITW/FEG Acquires Chinese Brand
One of the country’s largest foodservice equipment manufacturers has acquired one of its counterparts in China, providing it access to the world’s largest consumer market. Illinois Tool Works announced July 3 that it has purchased Gold Pattern Holdings, the owner of Vesta Catering Co., which sells Western-style cooking equipment under the brand name, Justa. Financial…
January 6, 2014
Mooyah Targets North Carolina
The Dallas-based fast-casual burger chain is taking its hometown expansion strategy to North Carolina. Mooyah plans to follow up this year’s planned flagship restaurant opening in Charlotte and expand its brand to Raleigh and Greensboro and other surrounding areas. The chain previously used this development strategy to establish 22 restaurants in the Dallas area. Mooyah,…
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