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January 6, 2014
Tinsley Hands GMCW Reins To Ibrahim
GMCW announced a transition in its leadership team on August 7. Nestor Ibrahim has been elevated to CEO, succeeding Michael Tinsley, who recruited Ibrahim more than a year ago to assist him in the integration and consolidation of the business. Ibrahim has spent more than 25 years in the industry, most recently with The Middleby…
January 6, 2014
Suite Success
Bourbon House’s new kitchen island suite has streamlined operations and improved food production speeds. Cleans up well and looks nice, too.
January 6, 2014
PRODUCTS: November 2013
APP OF THE MONTH Mike West, director of construction and maintenance at West Quality Foods in Laurel, Miss., dared to try something different, and now he gets thank-you notes from his unit managers. In early 2011, West installed a FOG Tank at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken, one of West Quality Foods’ 71 restaurants, after…
January 6, 2014
FER News Exclusive: How Customers Are Driving Manitowoc’s Factory Consolidation
Without much fanfare,
January 6, 2014
Heritage Acquires Toronto-Based R.G. Henderson
Heritage Food Service Group has acquired Toronto-based R.G. Henderson & Sons Ltd., one of Canada’s largest foodservice equipment repair and OEM parts distributors. Heritage, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., is the foodservice equipment industry’s largest independent distributor of OEM service and replacement parts in North America. Henderson, founded in 1986, is the biggest firm of…
January 6, 2014
NRA Announces 15 Finalists For Operator Innovations Awards
Bragging rights and recognition as drivers of industrywide advancement belong to the 15 foodservice operators selected by their peers as finalists for the 2013 Operator Innovations Awards. Three finalists in each of five categories: Food Safety, Health and Nutrition, Menu Development, Sustainability and Technology will be brought to Chicago for the 2013 National Restaurant Association…
January 6, 2014
New Moniker For SFM
Come Oct. 1, the Society for Foodservice Management will have a new name and acronym: the Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management. The new moniker and logo for SHFM, which the organization calls a “strategic brand enhancement,” will be unveiled at the group’s national conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Bonita Springs, Fla. Although the new…
January 6, 2014
Noodles & Co. Eyes a Big Future, Files For IPO
Noodles & Co. has become the first fast-casual concept to file for an initial public offering this year. The Broomfield, Colo.-based chain’s long-anticipated IPO, filed May 23, seeks to raise up to $75 million with the goal of repaying debt and growing nationally. There were eight foodservice industry IPOs in 2012, but none were fast-casual…
January 6, 2014
Meiko Names New Chief For Export Sales and Marketing
Meiko, the Offenburg, Germany, maker of dishwashers and cleaning and disinfection appliances, has strengthened its international business by appointing Klaus Engesser as its new head of export sales and marketing for dishwashing technology. The 86-year-old company exports more than half of its products to 60-plus countries. It has 10 affiliated companies in Germany, six in…
January 6, 2014
KFC Enters The Fast Casual Market With “Eleven” Store
KFC is putting its 11 herbs and spices in the forefront—and in its name—at a prototype fast-casual store opening August 5. The white-bearded, bespectacled image of chain founder Colonel Harland Sanders has no presence in the concept. The chain will open a “KFC eleven” store near its headquarters in Louisville, Ky., which will serve flatbread…
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