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January 6, 2014
In Memoriam: Rep Gary Bowker
Gary Bowker, 62, who served with Denver-based The Redstone Group, died May 22. According to MAFSI, of which he was a longtime member, Bowker will be remembered for his dry sense of humor, wonderful smile and his love of people. His survivors include his wife, Martha. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his…
January 6, 2014
Energy Efficiency, Conservation Strategies Top Takeaways at MUFES 2013
More than 80 attendees gathered for FER‘s 2013 Multiunit Foodservice Equipment Symposium, held at Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin, Texas, June 10-12. The operator attendees, a mix of equipment specifiers from emerging commercial chains and directors from all of the noncommercial segments, were treated to two days of advanced content on foodservice trends, energy…
January 6, 2014
Thirty-Five Sbarro Stores For India
Sbarro will spread its footprint in southern India under a new 35-unit master franchisee deal. White Planet Restaurants, which currently operates five Sbarro eateries there, will open three outlets this year and grow the brand to 35 new eateries throughout the region. The 1,000-unit Melville, N.Y., chain has 400 outlets in 40 countries outside of…
January 6, 2014
SFM Announces Directors’ Award Winners
The Society for Foodservice Management has announced the winners of its annual Directors Awards, which honor members who have gone “above and beyond” to serve SFM and better the industry. Community Service, for going above and beyond to help support the onsite foodservice industry, as well as their local community: Dick Hynes, director of consultant…
January 6, 2014
Applications Now Being Accepted For 2014 Kitchen Innovations Awards
Fall isn’t just time for college applications, it’s time for foodservice equipment manufacturers to apply for the
January 6, 2014
New York Show Offers Free Registration
New Yorkers like to think their city is the center of the universe, and it will indeed achieve that title next month with the kickoff of the 98th annual International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show, running Nov. 9-12 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. IHMRS is offering free registration to all operators and end…
January 6, 2014
A Generational Change In Leadership At Chick-fil-A
Dan Cathy has been promoted to chair and CEO of Chick-fil-A, succeeding his father, who remains as chair emeritus. S. Truett Cathy, 92, who founded the Atlanta-based quick-service chain in 1946, will turn his attention more fully to entrepreneurial efforts, including a new restaurant concept called Truett’s Luau, which is scheduled to open in Fayetteville,…
January 6, 2014
Yum! Brands Realigns Business Divisions to Propel Global Growth
Yum! Brands, parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is reorganizing its business into separate reporting divisions by brand, with China and India remaining as individual divisions. On Jan. 1, 2014, Yum!’s three major restaurant brands will combine their U.S. systems with the former Yum Restaurants Int’l. division (YRI) and have individual global business…
January 6, 2014
Wholesale Food Prices Haven’t Surged, Yet
The price-increase news for foodservice operators in December was actually pretty good. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported wholesale food prices at all three levels of the wholesale chain fell during the month. Finished foods were down 0.9% compared to November, intermediate foods and feeds also fell 0.9% and crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs prices dropped…
January 6, 2014
Reps’ Sales Grew 3.8% In 4Q/’12; Forecast for 1Q/’13 3.6%
In spite of the uncertainty of the federal fiscal cliff late last year, manufacturers’ representatives saw sales of like lines grow 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with the same period in ’11, according to the latest Business Barometer from the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, released last week. The reps…
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