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January 6, 2014
Baskin-Robbins Lands 50-Unit Deal For The Philippines
Baskin-Robbins plans to develop up to 50 locations across the Philippines during the next five years. The chain has signed a master licensing agreement with IceDream Inc. to develop Baskin-Robbins shops in urban areas; the initial focus is on the greater Manila area. The ice-cream chain currently has nearly 7,000 restaurants in nearly 50 countries…
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
Middleby Marshall Marks 125 Years Of Oven Manufacturing
Middleby Marshall is celebrating a landmark year in the foodservice E&S business: 125 years as an oven manufacturer. Among the honors the company has received on its anniversary is an honorary street sign, “Middleby Way,” displayed on Toastmaster Drive by its headquarters in Elgin, Ill. It is only the third such honorary street sign in…
January 6, 2014
SFM Rebrands Officially As SHFM, Presents Awards
In with the new this month as the 35-year-old Society for Foodservice Management has become the Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management. The strategic brand enhancement was unveiled in October at the association’s national conference in Bonita Springs, Fla. The change addresses the evolving responsibilities of the association’s key member segment, Client Liaisons and Self-Operators…
January 6, 2014
Middleby Adds Group President-India And Sales Director For Star Group
Weeks after announcing its acquisition of Celfrost Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a Gurgaon, India-based firm with $20 million in annual sales of commercial refrigerators, ice machines, freezers and walk-ins, Middleby Corp. has appointed Partha Biswas as group president of Middleby India. Biswas will have full responsibilities in the country, overseeing multiple operations, including sales and service…
January 6, 2014
In Memoriam: Lew Burns
Lewis Burns, whose career with Dover Corp. spanned more than 40 years, died Nov. 17. He was 75. Burns joined the Downers Grove, Ill., company as a staff accountant and served as president and CEO of Dover Industries. He retired in 2003 but continued to serve as a director of Dover Industries for two more…
January 6, 2014
Things Will Get Better, Blue Chip Forecasts. Just Not Yet
It being a new year, we thought we’d share the current macroeconomic forecasts from Blue Chip Economic Indicators. The 50 major economic forecasting groups polled monthly by Blue Chip raised their consensus forecast for real growth of gross domestic product in the U.S. this year by a tick to 2% in the early January survey….
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