East Coast Wings + Grill promoted company veteran Whitney Mann to executive vice president of operations for the full-service, casual dining chain.
Peter Nordell will retire from his role as president and CEO of Edlund Company, effective August 31, 2022. Ryan Whitney will transition from his role as Edlund’s vice president of operations to president of the Vermont-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
Ritch Allison will retire from his role as chief executive officer for Domino’s Pizza, effective April 30, 2022. Russell Weiner, chief operating officer and president – Domino's U.S. will succeed Allison as the pizza chain’s CEO, effective May 1, 2022.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works promoted DeAnna Thompson to marketing manager for North and South America and Christine Stillinger to marketing coordinator for Europe, South Africa and the Middle East.
Hoshizaki America appointed Allan Dziwoki as the company’s new senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Michelle Korsmo was appointed president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, effective May 1, 2022. In this capacity, Korsmo will also serve as CEO of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation too.
Days after agreeing to pay $48.5 million in resolve allegations that subsidiaries TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group Inc. improperly manipulated federal small business set-aside contracts, TriMark USA released a statement to its customers.
Culinary Depot has promoted Israel Wolner to the newly created role of national director of contract sales for the New York-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.
The Nissco Restaurant Dealer Group recognized some of its members and vendor partners with the organization’s annual awards.
School nutrition veteran Tracie Suter has joined commercial food equipment manufacturer Vulcan in the role of K-12 segment manager.
The National Restaurant Association Show named 11 products as the recipients of its 2022 Kitchen Innovations Awards. The following is a list of the KI winners along with a description provided by the NRA Show and edited by FE&S for style and clarity.
Wienerschnitzel promoted J.R. Galardi to CEO. Galardi will also maintain his current title of president, which he has held since 2017.
TriMark USA has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group Inc., improperly manipulated federal small business set-aside contracts around the country, per an announcement from Carla B. Freedman, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, and Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. A former TriMark executive in charge of the company’s government business, Kimberley Rimsza, agreed to pay an additional $100,000 as an individual civil penalty for her conduct in connection with these allegations.
Two rep forms combine to form Curate, while manufacturers Cal-Mil, Equipex, Marra Forni and Unified Brands all make changes to their rep networks.
Joe Deckelman was named president of The Montague Company, an Ali Group company, effective immediately.
The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI) honored the accomplishments of several foodservice and organizations professionals with its biennial awards.
Jay Fiske has been promoted to president of Powerhouse Dynamics, a Middleby company that provides Internet of Things solutions to the restaurant industry.
Company veteran Matt Wise was promoted to president of Imperial Range, a Middleby Company. Wise, who previously served as COO and has been with the company since 1996, succeeds longtime Imperial CEO Peter Spenuzza who retired at the end of 2021.
After a 50-year career at Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Ollie Wilkes will retire from the Mississippi-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, effective March 4, 2022. Wilkes most recently served as Hotel & Restaurant Supply’s vice president of national accounts.
Foodservice equipment manufacturer Vulcan hired Alex Ricciuti to serve as a chef and combi oven business development manager.
