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January 3, 2011
LEDs Light The Way
Using about a third as much energy as a comparable incandescent bulb, and lasting as much as 25 times longer, the latest-generation LEDs are finding applications almost everywhere.
January 3, 2011
Full Steam Ahead
The pressureless steamer category is heating up. With numerous award winners in the past few years, the latest crop offers you a wide range of equipment that cooks better, faster, more efficiently…
January 3, 2011
Electrolux Unveils New Structure; Whalen Heads Chains
There’s a new business model operating at Electrolux Professional. Alberto Zanata, the company’s president, said Electrolux is expanding its project-oriented, full-systems approach to broaden its focus on serving new customer segments. The structure includes three teams—operations, R&D and commercial–and three business units. The Food Service Business Unit is headed by Philippe Zavattiero. Mark Whalen, formerly…
January 3, 2011
Globe Equipment Buys CPI’s Countertop Line
Globe Food Equipment Co. has acquired Commercial Pro International’s line of countertop cooking equipment. The line acquired by Globe includes an electric soup kettle; conveyor toaster; rice cooker; food warming lamp; electric fryers and griddles; sandwich, panini and roller grills; and an induction range. CPI is headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn. The CPI products are available…
January 3, 2011
Pret A Manger Opens First Chicago Location
The Windy City has become the first U.S. market outside of New York and Washington, D.C. to welcome a Pret A Manger restaurant. The London-based quick-service chain opened a store in the downtown Loop two weeks ago, and has plans to expand in Chicagoland during the next three years. Pret A Manger is a privately…
January 3, 2011
IHOP And Aramark Form Campus Partnership
IHOP, the all-day breakfast and late-night dining concept sometimes frequented by diners in pajama pants, is perhaps uniquely suited to college campuses. IHOP and Aramark, which have already found success with one college venture, are expanding their partnership under a two-year test program to develop five IHOP Express and/or IHOP U concept restaurants on college…
January 3, 2011
NAFEM Show `11 Has Exhibits From A To Z
The NAFEM Show 2011 draws ever closer, and the list of exhibits is growing. The biennial event hosted by the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers has a lineup of more than 500 exhibiting manufacturers from A.J. Antunes to The Zeroll Co. And the upcoming 2011 show is boasting a 50% increase in the…
January 3, 2011
More Than 5,000 Restaurant Units Closed In Past Year, NPD Reports
The number of restaurants in the U.S. declined by 1% for the year ended March 31, 2010, according to the latest data from NPD Group’s ReCount census. Independent operators bore the brunt of the pain, the count shows. The total number of net closures was 5,204 units, leaving a total of 579,416 units Losses were…
January 3, 2011
Tax Worries Of Wealthy Push Down Mid-Month Consumer Sentiment Reading
According to Technomic Inc., the wealthiest 25% of households in the U.S. account for nearly 50% of all foodservice spending. Their cutbacks during The Great Recession have severely stressed many foodservice concepts, particularly those at the higher end. In this light, the preliminary reading on consumer sentiment from the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of…
January 3, 2011
Special Report On Materials And E&S Pricing: Manufacturers, Operators Face Quandary Over Price Increases
With prices for key metals and other commodities running 25% to 35% higher than a year ago, many suppliers of foodservice equipment and supplies have told FER Fortnightly they want to or will raise prices late this year and early next. (See related stories below). Whether they will be able to push through the increases…
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