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January 6, 2014
Salvajor Provides Logical Method for Saving
Salvajor’s HydroLogic series of controls brings energy- and water-saving features to its entire line of food waste equipment. Technology from the efficient ARSS disposer control will now be standard on ScrapMaster, TroughVeyor and Collector systems. Operators can select between a manual mode and an energy- and water-saving mode. New features include an improved digital display,…
January 6, 2014
Ali Group Acquires Rancilio Group, Italian Coffee Equipment Maker
Ali Group has purchased Rancilio Group, a family-owned coffee-equipment manufacturer. Giorgio Rancilio will continue as the 86-year-old company’s CEO. The Milan-based company manufactures both semi- and fully-automatic machines; the latter is marketed under the Egro brand, a Swiss manufacturer it acquired in 2008. In addition to Italy and Switzerland, Rancilio has offices in Germany, Portugal,…
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…
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