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May 25, 2011
In Memoriam: Thomas Funka
Thomas Murray Funka, Sr., the retired owner and president of The Zeroll Co., has died. He purchased the ice cream scoop manufacturer in 1968. He and his brother, Art, built the company, then known as Roll Dippers, into a major presence in the market; among their initiatives was creating a national network of sales reps….
May 25, 2011
Commercial Appliance Taps Reese For Operations
Tina Reese has been appointed v.p.-operations at Commercial Appliance Parts & Service. She’ll head up Commercial’s headquarters in Tampa, Fla., and will oversee various operational functions for the entire company, which has four branches in Florida and one in Atlanta. Reese has been with Commercial for two decades, and is one of the company’s former…
May 16, 2011
MANITOWOC ADDS JACKSON TO KARSSIENS’ PORTFOLIO
Manitowoc Foodservice has appointed company veteran Chris Karssiens as v.p./g.m. for its Jackson MSC division. Karssiens adds the new post to his current duties as v.p./g.m. of Delfield Refrigeration. During the past 13 years, Karssiens has held a variety of leadership posts with Manitowoc Foodservice and Enodis. Under Enodis, he led Jackson from 2002-03. Jackson…
May 16, 2011
PENN JERSEY PAPER OPENS NEW HQ
Penn Jersey Paper has begun operations in its newly built 255,336 sq.-ft. headquarters and distribution center in northeast Philadelphia; the company says the building will receive official LEED Silver Certification by summer. The building is Penn Jersey’s first new facility since it was founded by the Furia family in 1963. The full-line packaging, paper and…
May 16, 2011
THERMO-KOOL ANNOUNCES NEW REPS
Thermo-Kool has named two new marketing agents. Carolina Foodservice Solutions, Raleigh, N.C., will represent the walk-in refrigeration maker in the Carolinas. Two-decade industry vets Frank Bonavita and George Greene are principal partners. TBA Sales, Lansing, Mich., takes on the Michigan territory. Principals David Lawrence and Chad Buckeles head up a team with more than 30…
May 16, 2011
PRIDE HONORS TOP DEALER AT CONFERENCE
PRIDE Marketing & Procurement hosted its annual marketing and sales conference in Denver in April. There, it presented its Dealer of Year Award to one of the buying group’s newer members, CuliQuip LLC. The kitchen equipment and design company has retail showrooms in Delaware and Maryland; its affiliated company, Zephyr Hardware, sells restaurant POS systems.
May 16, 2011
U.S. COOLER HITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY
It’s a year of anniversaries for many manufacturers and dealers. Among the celebrants is U.S. Cooler, now marking its 25th year manufacturing walk-in coolers and freezers. The family-owned company, a division of Craig Industries, produces custom cold storage equipment. U.S. Cooler is based in Quincy, Ill., in a state-of-the-art, 58,000-sq.ft. plant two hours north of…
May 16, 2011
IN MEMORIAM: REPS FRED BEARDEN, DAVID FELSON
Fred “Biff” Bearden, a partner with E-Source Inc. of Irving, Texas, passed away on March 17. He was 58. Bearden worked for his father’s business, Fred B. Bearden Co., Food Service Representatives, before launching his own company, B&L Marketing, in 1986. After selling the company in 2004, he became a partner with E-Source. Service have been…
May 16, 2011
N.Y. CONSULTANTS MERGE
Two long-standing New York foodservice consulting firms, Beer Associates and Jacobs/Doland Associates, have merged their businesses. The new firm, to be known as Jacobs/Doland/Beer, will remain in its New York offices as well as continue operations at its Woodmere, N.Y., location. The three principals, Ira Beer, Gary Jacobs and Robert Doland, will continue to consult…
May 16, 2011
GET OUT, RUB ELBOWS
How often have you heard people talk about “leading from the front”? The idea pops up all the time, a popular platitude among consultants and seminar lecturers and self-help gurus of all kinds. It’s a thing we can all agree on, in theory, but how many leaders really do it? Not enough. Most higher-echelon executives,…
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