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September 7, 2011

WIN-HOLT BUYS COMMERCIAL STAINLESS FABRICATORS

Win-Holt Equipment Group has purchased Commercial Stainless Fabricators, located in Marietta, Ga. The acquisition gives Win-Holt the ability to offer refrigeration, heating, ventilation, customized millwork and woodwork and full on-site factory installation services. CSF’s Spectrum Mobile Serving Counters and Comm-Veyor Conveying Systems brands are now part of Win-Holt’s product offerings. CSF’s 60,000-sq.-ft. facility will join…

September 7, 2011

DEALERS AS COMMUNITY LEADERS

You know, a recent item in the news got me to thinking again about dealers as community leaders, and how what goes around comes around. In our last edition of FER Dealer Report, we reported that George Tobia at Birmingham Restaurant Supply had recently donated a bunch of stainless tables and smallwares to Community Kitchens…

September 7, 2011

FEDA TO OFFER UID SCHOLARSHIPS

September 2, 2011

Burger King

Burger King Restaurants of Canada has opened three LEED-certified service plaza units designed in its new 20/20 global restaurant format. BK plans 150 new 20/20 locations across Canada in the next few years, adding to its current 300 restaurants there. The 20/20 design offers various self-seating options in the front of the house; all of…

September 2, 2011

Applebee’s

Look for 10 new Applebee’s to emerge in Egypt. The chain has 147 restaurants in 15 countries outside the U.S.; its strongest presence is in Mexico, Canada and Saudi Arabia. Parent DineEquity is working with AMECO on the deal. In June,  DineEquity unveiled IHOP’s first international development foray, a multi-restaurant franchise deal to develop 40…

September 2, 2011

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen will open 15 stores in Guatemala by 2015. Franchisee Grupo Buen Rollo will open the first kiosk in Guatemala City in October. A second in-line store will open by the end of the year. With 13 million citizens, Guatemala has Central America’s largest population; DQ already has 11 locations in Panama. Minneapolis-based DQ…

September 2, 2011

U-Swirl

The long, hot summer has been a boon for frozen treat chains. Three U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt cafes opened in July 2011, bringing to the total operating cafes in the system to 19. The new franchised units are in Orlando, Fla.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Boise, Idaho. Currently there are six corporate owned U-Swirl Cafes and 13…

September 2, 2011

VooDoo BBQ & Grill

The 12-unit New Orleans-based franchisor is expanding nationally, with hopes of tripling in size. In August 2011, VooDoo BBQ & Grill signed a deal to open eight restaurants in the Carolinas; it plans another location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and is talking with potential franchisees for multi-unit expansions in Florida, Texas and the Northeast….

September 2, 2011

Veggie Grill

Veggie Grill has announced its first foray outside of its home turf in California. The meat-free chain will open its first location in Portland, Ore., in early 2012; at least three will be open by the end of ’12. The chain is pushing to grow the brand throughout the West Coast, with plans to double…

September 2, 2011

Legacy Acquires Warewashing Pioneer Blakeslee

The Legacy Cos., the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., manufacturer, exporter and importer of foodservice equipment, retail appliances and kitchen utensils, has acquired Blakeslee, the Chicago-based commercial warewashing and preparation equipment manufacturer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Blakeslee was founded in 1880. In announcing the acquisition, Legacy CEO Neal Asbury said, “Blakeslee’s long legacy says…