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October 18, 2016
Wimpy Owner Buys Gourmet Burger Kitchen
Famous Brands, which owns two dozen quick-service and casual-dining brands including Steers and Wimpy, has acquired Gourmet Burger Kitchen for UK£120m. The South African-based company announced an agreement in September to buy 97% of GBK from YellowWood Group and the remaining 3% from management. GBK now comprises 75 restaurants across the UK. It was founded…
October 18, 2016
Irish Burrito Chain Grows Footprint
Boojum Mexican Burrito Bar has opened its third—and largest restaurant to date—in Belfast, Northern Ireland, while also releasing plans for further expansion in the Republic of Ireland. The new 95-seat Belfast outlet is the first of four stores in the pipeline for Belfast, Dublin, and a city yet to be named. There are now seven…
October 18, 2016
Upcoming Exhibitions And Meetings
There are dozens of foodservice shows in the next few months. Click here to access the year’s complete Global Exhibition Calendar of Foodservice and Hospitality Shows. In addition to those detailed above, here are some of the biggest global shows and meetings occurring during the next few months; click on each for details at their…
October 17, 2016
SEFA Brings In New Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Cain has joined SEFA as the buying group’s new Chief Financial Officer. She joins SEFA from Matrix Systems Holding in Miamisburg, Ohio, where she was CFO. Her 20-year finance career also encompasses strategic planning, human resources, project management, budgeting, and staff development with Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial companies; she also has buying group experience…
October 17, 2016
Dealers Plan NAFEM Events
NAFEM 2017 is only four months away, and hotel rooms and events are already filling up. Among them are FEDA’s “Box Lunch” seminar, a luncheon and sales training program, slated for February 10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The seminar, aimed at dealer sales teams, will feature sales trainer Sam Richter…
October 17, 2016
IFDA Taps Industry Relations Exec
The International Foodservice Distributors Association has hired Brian Lynch as V.P.-Industry Relations. Lynch joins IFDA from the National Grocers Association, where he served as v.p.- membership, business and industry development. “We are excited to have Brian join the IFDA team,” says Mark Allen, IFDA president and CEO. “Brian’s stellar background in association leadership comes with…
October 17, 2016
Chefs’ Toys Opens Seventh Location
Southern California-based Chefs’ Toys has opened its seventh store in the state. The new warehouse store in San Diego is its first there, and serves customers in more than a dozen cities in San Diego County. Chefs’ Toys, founded in 1988, is helmed by Steve Dickler and stocks more than 9,000 products and supplies. Its…
October 17, 2016
FEDA Webinar Looks At Aftermarket Follow-Through
FEDA’s next webinar, on Wednesday, November 2, addresses the aftermarket phase of the sales process, and delivering on all the front-end promises made to customers. Paul Reilly, President-Reilly Sales Training, will guide attendees to create maximum value for the customer. The webinar also will cover value-added reinforcement, recreating value for the customer, and leveraging existing…
October 17, 2016
Alto-Shaam Golf Outing Raises Funds For Cancer Research
Alto-Shaam is donating $127,500 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society following its annual Jerry Maahs Memorial Golf Outing, held in August in Wisconsin. The event, which brings together employees, dealers, and vendors to honor the legacy of Alto-Shaam’s founder, Jerry Maahs, raises money to fund cancer research. Maahs died of aggressive non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 10 years…
October 10, 2016
Jobs Growth, Consumer Confidence Post September Gains
Restaurant sales and traffic have been showing signs of weakness, but two of the key drivers of foodservice sales reported positive gains in September. The U.S. economy added another 156,000 jobs during the month and both major services tracking consumer attitudes said confidence rose. Even with a slight downward revision in jobs growth in July…
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