News Briefs from the Foodservice Industry
-- Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, June 24, 2009
Preferred Marketing Group moved its headquarters to 20715 Dearborn St., Chatsworth, Calif., 91311. PMG’s new phone number is (818) 998-9292. In its new space, PMG now has access to a 2,000-square-foot education center for product demonstrations, training and chain restaurant mock-ups.
Sodexo presented its 2008 Spirit of Teamwork Award to Edward Don & Company at the Annual Sodexo Supplier Meeting. The award recognizes a successful partnership with Sodexo in implementation, support, and interaction in product distribution and management.
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM - News), parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants, was named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine’s “40 Best Companies for Diversity” for the fifth consecutive year. The magazine made its selection based on the number of African-Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups in four categories including supplier diversity, senior management, Board of Directors and total workforce diversity. BLACK ENTERPRISE reported that supplier diversity and total workforce diversity are two areas in which Yum! Brands is particularly strong.
