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October 30, 2012
NRA To Celebrate “Faces Of Diversity” Achievers
Made good? Achieved your goals? It’s a good time to tell your story, or share the details of someone else’s accomplishment. The National Restaurant Association is looking for operators across the country to apply or nominate a fellow industry professional for its 2013 Faces of Diversity Award. The award, sponsored by PepsiCo Foodservice, recognizes the…
October 30, 2012
NAFEM `13 Countdown…
There are fewer than 100 days until NAFEM `13. Booked your rooms and tickets yet? Found a seat for the closing night banquet’s headliner, Jimmy Buffett? If not, hop to it. The show, Feb. 7-9, 2013, is just around the corner. And Florida in February (especially with a side trip to Margaritaville) is a popular…
October 30, 2012
Burger King Expands In Colombia, Enters Siberia
Burger King Worldwide has plans to get bigger in Colombia and expand into Siberia. The chain has inked an exclusive development deal with Fondo Escala Capital and Promotora to further its brand in Colombia by more than 100 new stores within the next five years. The home of the Whopper entered Colombia in 2008 and…
October 23, 2012
FEDA Extends Deadline for UID Scholarships
If you’ve been too busy to fill out the paperwork, there is a little more time to apply for one of the 20 FEDA Education Foundation scholarships for the University of Industrial Distribution. The association has extended the application deadline to Nov. 2 for the UID program, March 10-13, 2013, at the JW Marriott Indianapolis….
October 23, 2012
In Memoriam: Tom Redditt Sr.
Thomas L. Redditt Sr., a manufacturers’ rep and past-president of the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, died Oct. 20. He was 96. Redditt founded the Tom Redditt Sales Agency, based in Littleton, Colo. He’d learned the industry by working for his uncle’s rep firm in El Paso, Texas, after leaving the Army in…
October 23, 2012
Curtis Restaurant Equipment Wins Home State Honors
Curtis Restaurant Equipment, Oregon’s largest foodservice equipment dealer, has won 2012 Vendor of the Year honors from the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association. “This award recognizes the exemplary service and professionalism that set the high standards for the entire industry to achieve,” stated Steve McCord, ORLA president and CEO. “Curtis has shown dedicated service to…
October 23, 2012
New Meeting Dates For NexGen
NexGen Procurement Group has updated its meeting schedule. The Greenville, S.C.-based buying group will hold NexGen Leadership Meetings Oct. 14-17, 2013, in Chicago and Feb. 3-7, 2014, in Dallas.
October 23, 2012
Reconsidering Our E&S Forecast
Many of you have been asking if we’re sticking with our July forecasts for the equipment and supplies market for 2012 and 2013, released during our annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast meeting. We then predicted 4.7% current dollar growth and 2.6% real growth for this year, numbers pretty close to 2011. Our forecast for…
October 23, 2012
California-Based Myers Acquires Design Firm
Myers Restaurant Supply, the Santa Rosa, Calif.-based dealership, has acquired J.M. Design and Associates, a Manteca, Calif., commercial kitchen design and consulting firm. Jeff Melton, the sole proprietor of J.M. Design, has joined Myers as general manager of the newly dubbed Myers’ subsidiary, J.M. Design Group. Melton brings to Myers a 15-year portfolio of projects, ranging…
October 16, 2012
Portland’s New Sewer Fee Is A Bit Foggy For Small Operators
Sewer bills won’t be scary for operators in Portland, Ore., if their kitchens have a grease trap, and if they rely on composting rather than a garbage disposal to keep fats, grease and oils from going down—and clogging—the drain. In 2011, Portland spent just over $12 million to clear clogged sewer lines and remove fats,…
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