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January 24, 2011
UNIFIED BRANDS TAPS DONOVAN FOR SALES V.P. POST
Tom Donovan has been promoted to the post of v.p.-sales for Unified Brands. Donovan will manage dealer, national chain, retail and international business for the manufacturer’s A la Cart, Avtec, Groen and Randell product lines. Donovan has been in the industry for 15 years, including the past five years managing Unified Brands’ national chain, retail…
January 24, 2011
PRIORITIZING CUSTOMER CONCERNS
A couple of decades ago, I was working on an industry forecast story at another publication, Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Specialist. I’d called a prominent Southeast dealer and asked him what he expected in his region for the year ahead. “How would I know?” he laughed. “That’s what I read you guys for!” That irony…
January 24, 2011
Remembering Jonette Wylie
Jonette Wylie was my friend. She was friends with many, many folks in the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. So, it was a rude shock when we all heard she’d passed away Nov. 8. Very few of us knew she was ill. Jonette broke ground in this industry, and not just because she was one…
January 24, 2011
Remembering Jonette Wylie
Jonette Wylie was my friend. She was friends with many, many folks in the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. So, it was a rude shock when we all heard she’d passed away Nov. 8. Very few of us knew she was ill. Jonette broke ground in this industry, and not just because she was one…
January 24, 2011
COME TWEET WITH US!
If you’re a member of the Twitterati, look for FER at twitter.com/FERtweets. We’ll be tweeting our way through 2011 and at February’s NAFEM Show with observations on new technology, forecasts, news and trends. For up-to-the-minute news during The NAFEM Show, visit your Twitter account and adjust your settings to receive mobile messages from us. We’ll…
January 24, 2011
SEMINARS, AUTOQUOTES TRAINING ON DECK AT THE NAFEM SHOW
The NAFEM Show is less than three weeks away. You should have your boarding pass, hotel reservation, show badge, and schedule of must-see events, high-priority booth appointments and don’t-miss seminars. On Feb. 11, the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association will host a lunchbox seminar, “Selling is Relationship Management.” The how-to program, led by Tom Reilly and sponsored…
January 24, 2011
TEC’S SEARMASTER LINE SOLD TO ITW
Illinois Tool Works Food Equipment Group North America has acquired a number of assets from the commercial business of Thermal Engineering Corp. As part of the acquisition, ITW’s Vulcan brand will own the exclusive rights to TEC’s patented infrared cooking technology and a license to sell TEC’s Searmaster Charbroiler product line. Vulcan is part of…
January 24, 2011
NEMCO ACQUIRES FRESH-O-MATIC
Nemco Food Equipment has acquired the Fresh-O-Matic countertop steamer line from Manitowoc Foodservice. The acquisition of the half-century-old product line is effective immediately. Nemco, a maker of countertop warming equipment, will be fulfilling all Fresh-O-Matic orders from its factory in Hicksville, Ohio. Nemco will feature its new product line under the official name, Fresh-O-Matic by…
January 19, 2011
In Memoriam: Gordon Oates Sr., Patriarch Of Vulcan-Hart
Gordon F. Oates Sr., an industry leader and a 38-year veteran of Vulcan-Hart Corp., died Jan. 16. He was 86. Oates’ career in the foodservice equipment industry was dedicated to Vulcan-Hart. He joined the manufacturer in October 1955 as sales manager and served as its president from 1978 until his retirement in October 1988. He…
January 17, 2011
NRA To Release 2011 Forecast Jan. 24
The National Restaurant Association will release its annual forecast of the restaurant industry Jan. 24. Further details were not available as we went to press. For further information, visit the association’s website at
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