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October 17, 2011

FEDA’S UID SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE IS FRIDAY

There are a few days left to apply for scholarships to attend UID application. The UID scholarships, valued at $995, allow recipients to attend the March 5-8, 2012 program at Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis. (Participants pay for their own travel, hotel and some meals). Additionally, an extra $300 travel stipend will be awarded to…

October 16, 2011

MASTER-BILT ADDS TWO REP FIRMS

October 16, 2011

NRA ACCEPTING INDUSTRY AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Whether due to natural disasters or the economic downturn, it’s been a year of volunteering time and donating goods to food banks and community kitchens. Do you have an operator customer who merits honors for outstanding community service? Do you know a restaurant entrepreneur deserving of attention for living the American dream? Consider nominating them…

October 16, 2011

LEGACY COS. ADDS SEVENTH BRAND

Legacy is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It also owns the Blakeslee, General Foodservice, Greenfield World Trade, Maxx Cold, Omega Juicers, and Zeroll brands.

October 16, 2011

IFMA HONORS BIRITE, GFS, UNIPRO

Two broadline distributors and the leader of the nation’s largest foodservice distribution cooperative will be honored next month with the BiRite Foodservice, Brisbane, Calif., will receive the IFMA Excellence in Distribution Award. The broadliner is being recognized for demonstrating excellence in management and leadership, customer relations, supplier relations and industry/community contributions. UniPro Foodservice, will receive…

October 16, 2011

AMANA PROMOTES POPPEN

October 16, 2011

HOW DEALERS WILL SURVIVE

It will come as no surprise to most dealers that many manufacturers are very frustrated by the current market structure, with many dealers almost entirely dependent on back-end buying group rebates for their profitability. “E&S distribution is clearly broken,” one manufacturer told me recently. Of course, it was cocktail hour, but there were also a…

October 16, 2011

MANITOWOC UPDATES CULINARY CENTER

October 10, 2011

Have Commodities Prices Bottomed Out?

As forecasts for economic growth have slowed during the past three months, prices for many key metals and other materials used in foodservice equipment have fallen in line with most other markets. But while there is still a lot of uncertainty, prices for steels appear to have bottomed out in August and have been on…

October 10, 2011

FDA Piloting Ways To Track Tainted Food, Prevent Outbreaks

The death toll from an outbreak of listeria first linked to tainted cantaloupes has risen to 21, and a total of 109 people have been sickened across 23 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Oct. 7. According to the Wall Street Journal, the death toll from the current outbreak is on…