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March 28, 2011
Oh, But Foodservice Is Such A Big Market
We don’t often report data on eating- and drinking-place sales, which come monthly from the U.S. Census Bureau, in part because they can be a bit unreliable according to people more knowledgeable than we are about operator trends. But we couldn’t let this issue end without noting that such sales exceeded $40 billion for the…
March 28, 2011
Henny Penny Wins Kudos In Dubai, Oak Brook; A Nod To Vito, Too
Henny Penny Corp. is reporting a couple of honors. In January, the Eaton, Ohio-based manufacturer was awarded McDonald’s 2010 Worldwide Equipment Partnership of the Year Award at the chain’s Equipment Supplier Summit. Henny Penny attributes the award to its LVE Series 200 fryer, designed specifically for the chain’s high-volume production. In 2008, the manufacturer won…
March 28, 2011
Food Prices Post Huge Gains In February
Food prices at the wholesale level leaped 4% in February, the largest monthly increase in 36 years, according to the National Restaurant Association. It was the eight consecutive month of rising wholesales food prices. So-called “finished foods,” a narrower measure, were 3.9% higher, per the latest Producer Price Index data released by the Bureau of…
March 28, 2011
More Manufacturers Raising E&S Prices, AutoQuotes Data Shows
With strong recent price run-ups in steel and other materials commonly used in foodservice equipment and supplies, it appears E&S manufacturers are becoming somewhat more aggressive about trying to raise their own prices. (For an overview of the recent commodity-price trends, see our story from the last
March 28, 2011
Heard In The Aisles At Internorga: European Market Is Recovering, Too, Though Not Everywhere
The European foodservice market is also beginning to recover, including capital spending for equipment and supplies, according to manufacturers and others we spoke with at Internorga last week. The big foodservice trade show held annually in Hamburg, Germany, was staged March 18-23 this year. The aisles indeed were crowded. The Hamburg Messe (convention center and…
March 28, 2011
Revenues For Public E&S Companies Rose 9.7% Fourth Quarter 2010, Up 4.2% For Year
Another strong quarter was posted by the publicly traded foodservice equipment and supplies companies at the end of last year. Blended sales for five equipment-oriented and two supplies-oriented companies rose at a nearly double-digit rate, 9.7%, for the fourth quarter 2010 compared with the same quarter in ’09. The strong gain compares with a 4.2%…
March 28, 2011
Dixie Cream Plans 40 Units For Saudi Arabia
Busy times in the Middle East, and busy times at Beautiful Brands Int’l. Just months after the Tulsa, Okla., company announced plans for 100 Dixie Cream Donut Co. units in the region—including stores in Iraq—BBI says it will open at least 40 stores in Saudi Arabia. The agreement with Khalid Al-Sudairy to franchise and open…
March 28, 2011
Taco Bell Franchisee In New Hands
One of the country’s largest Taco Bell franchisees has been acquired. K-Mac Holdings Corp. has been purchased by the Los Angeles-based equity investment firm Brentwood Associates. K-Mac, located in Fort Smith, Ark., operates 190 restaurants in six states, including 166 Taco Bell, 19 KFC and five Golden Corral restaurants. Its stores are located in Arkansas,…
March 28, 2011
Electrolux To Debut New Southeast Shipping Hub
The shipping origin label might look a bit different if you’re a dealer for Electrolux Professional in the southeastern United States or an operator on the receiving end of a shipment. The company’s new regional distribution center in Fairburn, Ga., will be operational next month. The manufacturer says the location optimizes service for customers in…
March 28, 2011
More Good News At Canada’s Restaurant Show
The hits keep coming. The 2011 Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association Show in Toronto March 6-8 has been declared a “resounding success” by its sponsors. The CRFA reports that the show’s 13,000 visitors visited 1,200 exhibit booths and attended 31 educational and 38 chef demos. Beyond the numbers, there were awards. Four exhibitors—Ecolab, Garland/Manitowoc, Libbey Foodservice…
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