Foodservice News & Trends
Breaking news for the full foodservice equipment and supplies distribution channel. Includes information on dealers, distributors, design consultants and multi-unit operators spanning leadership changes, mergers and acquisitions, trends, data and much more.
Private Equity Firm Buys Buffalo Hotel Supply
- Published on Saturday, 03 January 2015
Private-equity firm Lorraine Capital has acquired 100 percent of the stock in Buffalo Hotel Supply, an Amherst, N.Y.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealership. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Extended Warranties Take Center Stage at CFESA Conference
- Published on Saturday, 03 January 2015
Trends: Juice it Raw
- Published on Saturday, 03 January 2015
Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, raw food, including fresh-pressed juices, continues to gain momentum among the health conscious and indulgent alike as an occasional detox tool.
Metz to Chair 2015 National Restaurant Association Show
- Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Multiconcept restaurant operator John Metz will serve as the chairperson for the the 2015 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and the 2015 Beverage Alcohol for Restaurants (BAR) at the NRA Show, which takes place May 16-19 in Chicago.
Middleby Adds Italian Refrigeration Company to its Portfolio
- Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Service Ideas Becomes Magisso Distributor
- Published on Friday, 19 December 2014
Service Ideas has become the exclusive North American distributor of Magisso brand products to the foodservice industry.
Great Lakes West Promotes Heeter
- Published on Friday, 19 December 2014
Great Lakes West promoted Todd Heeter to vice president of operations.
Wendy's Updates Management Team
- Published on Friday, 19 December 2014
As part of a series of personnel moves among its current executive leadership team, Wendy's promoted Bob Wright to executive vice president, chief operations officer and Abigail Pringle to chief development officer.
Bardeau Becomes Unified Brands' Development Manager for Canada
- Published on Friday, 19 December 2014
Unified Brands introduced John Bardeau as business development manager for the Canadian market.
Remembering Joel Kulwin
- Published on Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Longtime foodservice professional Joel Kulwin passed away on November 10, 2014. He was 61 years old.
Mirkovich-Casper Grows by Opening a Test Kitchen, Adding Two
- Published on Wednesday, 17 December 2014
MAFSI member firm to open a Wisconsin-based test kitchen in January 2015.
