FlashNews - July 16, 2008

By FES Staff -- Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, 7/17/2008 3:28:00 PM

FlashNews: an information service of Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine

July 16, 2008

Checkers Adds to Senior Management Team
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants hired Valerie McCartney as director of finance development for the Western United States and Diane Phibbs as director of franchise sales and support. Don Miller has assumed the role of franchise development for the Eastern United States.
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Steak N Shake Announces Resignation
Steak n Shake announced that Jeffrey Blade, the company's interim president, executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer, has resigned. Blade said he wished to pursue other interests.
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Five on Five: Trends in Design
Ask any designer about the top "trends" in foodservice design and the words "sustainability" and "green" almost always come up today. For the purpose of this article we asked five industry designers to go beyond the standard green rhetoric when discussing emerging design trends and received some refreshingly new ideas taking shape in the last year.
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CFESA Elects New Officers and Board Members
The Commercial Food Equipment Service Association (CFESA) announced the election of John Swanson, of Bildon Parts & Service, as the organization’s president. In addition, CFESA announced the election of Scott Hester, Refrigeration Specialist Inc., to first vice president and Mark LeBerte, ATech Inc., was elected second vice president.
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New Toastmaster Nu-Vu Sales Manager
Bill Wright joined Toastmaster and Nu-Vu as central regional sales manager. In this position, Wright is responsible for developing and managing selling opportunities through representative and distributor networks in 22 states.
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Dykstra Appointed President of Lincoln Foodservice
Enodis plc appointed company veteran Gary Dykstra president of Lincoln Foodservice Products, effective Aug. 4. Dykstra began his career in foodservice in 1986 at Garland Commercial Range, where he served as comptroller and program manager before moving into executive-level roles.
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Old Acquaintances Checkers and Starbucks Take on New Roles
The challenging economy has spurred all sorts of businesses to adapt to the changing environment and the foodservice industry is no exception. Here are two notable examples that caught the eye of FE&S Editor Joe Carbonara this week.
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