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January 3, 2011
Walk Through The Regulated Restaurant
Experience and the bottom line tell you that government decisions and local legislation touch every aspect of a foodservice operation. So it’s critical for operators and suppliers to understand issues which can range from traceability in food safety to the impact of sodium limits. The National Restaurant Association is simplifying it all with a virtual…
January 3, 2011
NRA Urges Congress To Eliminate New 1099 Mandate
Whether or not you like checking off boxes and crunching numbers, more of it is likely heading your way. The long-debated small business aid bill passed in the Senate last week includes newly expanded 1099 tax-form reporting mandates, which the National Restaurant Association says creates a significant burden for restaurants and associated businesses. Beginning in…
January 3, 2011
Toy Bans, “Healthy” Food Laws Hits The Books In California
From our always busy file on California regulations comes the widely discussed news that San Francisco has officially banned toys from meals that contain more than predetermined, so-called “healthy” levels of calories, sugar and fat. The veto-proof vote by the city’s Board of Supervisors echoes a similar ban enacted earlier this year in Santa Clara…
January 3, 2011
WENDY’S/ARBY’S
Hala Moddelmog, who started her business career at Arby’s, has rejoined WENDY’S/ARBY’S as president of Arby’s Restaurant Group. Moddelmog most recently served as president of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and as CEO of consulting firm Catalytic Ventures. Prior to that she led Church’s Chicken as its president. Moddelmog launched her foodservice career in…
January 3, 2011
Standex Buys Tri-Star
Standex Int’l. has acquired Tri-Star Manufacturing Co., the Santa Ana, Calif., maker of ranges, fryers, griddles, convection ovens, salamanders, charbroilers and hot plates. The acquisition boosts Standex Food Service Equipment Group’s strategic goal of offering a broader cooking line and entering the freestanding range market, according to Standex Pres. and CEO Roger Fix. "The Tri-Star…
January 3, 2011
NRA Launches Healthcare Alliance
The National Restaurant Association has created a new alliance with one of the country’s largest healthcare companies to provide easier access to coverage and related products and services for its membership. In partnership with United Healthcare, the NRA is launching the Restaurant Health Care Alliance to provide restaurant owners and employees easier access to cost-effective,…
January 3, 2011
Max & Erma’s Restaurants
New owners for Max & Erma’s: Denver-based Newport Fidelity Holdings has acquired the Columbus, Ohio, casual-dining chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last fall. Newport Fidelity, parent of Village Inn and Bakers Square family-dining brands, acquired Max & Erma’s for $28 million. The deal included leases for at least 51 corporate restaurants, 26…
January 3, 2011
NAME THAT BIRD: SCHWEPPE MASCOT SEEKS NEW MONIKER
Chef Saver, the mascot at Schweppe Inc., is getting a new moniker. The Lombard, Ill., dealer has opened up a naming contest to update the inanimate green bird’s name. “I like the mascot,” said company Pres. Jeff Schweppe. “It’s just the name that needs some freshening.” Unacceptable names include clichés such “Crackers,” anything gender-specific, or…
January 3, 2011
KOLPAK GOES COAST TO COAST
Manifest destiny is at work at Kolpak Refrigeration. The Parsons, Tenn., firm, part of Manitowoc Foodservice Walk-in and Refrigeration division, has expanded its manufacturing, service and product support westward with an additional plant in Goodyear, Ariz. The expansion allows speed-to-market and cost-savings on freight; in addition, the company has doubled its field crew of business-development…
January 3, 2011
ALI GROUP ACQUIRES EDLUND
The Edlund Co., a leading maker of commercial foodservice equipment and smallwares, has been acquired by Ali Group, joining the Italian company’s large stable of foodservice equipment manufacturers. The acquisition was publicly announced Sept. 30. According to Edlund Pres. Peter Nordell, there will be no visible changes at the company, which will remain based in…
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