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January 3, 2011
Wendy’s/Arby’s Creates E&S Sourcing Co-op
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group has created an independent purchasing cooperative for its fast-food chains to source foodservice equipment, smallwares and other products and services not covered by its existing co-ops. The Strategic Sourcing Group Co-op LLC will leverage the purchasing power of the company’s 10,000 units. SSG was put together by Wendy’s/Arby’s Group and the existing co-ops…
January 3, 2011
NSF To Test Refrigeration For Energy Star
NSF Int’l. has been given the green light from the California Energy Commission to conduct energy-efficiency testing and verify energy claims for commercial refrigerators and freezers in support of the Energy Star enhanced program. NSF already provides sanitation testing and certification for refrigerators and freezers. With this approval, the organization can now provide manufacturers a…
January 3, 2011
Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour
Parlour Enterprises expects to launch a new era of growth for the Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour family-dining brand. Mike Fleming, CEO of the Mission Viejo, Calif.-based company, said Parlour Enterprises plans to open two or three units in Southern California in 2011 and another three or four in 2012. A franchising program will likely begin…
January 3, 2011
A PEEK AT THE ’11 E&S MARKET FORECAST
Tomorrow (Aug. 4), we hold our annual President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast. I don’t need to tell you it’s been an excruciating two or three years for the equipment and supplies market. To put numbers on the pain, we estimate the market at the manufacturer level lost $1.9 billion (that’s billion with a “B”) in…
January 3, 2011
U.S. FOODSERVICE MAKES NO SMALL PLANS
U.S. Foodservice has a new CEO and expansion plans in the works. The Rosemont, Ill., food distributor has tapped John Lederer, formerly of Duane Reade, to serve as president and CEO. The company also has begun work on expanding its Port Orange, Fla., division’s food distribution center to better support the growth of the company’s…
January 3, 2011
NONPROFIT GROUP GARNERS $150K IN E&S FOR SHELTER
Generous donations from the equipment and supplies industry and a wide-ranging collaborative effort have helped build a new kitchen for a Houston shelter. Cooking Up Better Lives (formerly known as The Excell Foundation) teamed up with the Houston Food Bank and the Greater Houston Restaurant Association for its inaugural “Better Lives Makeover.” The project encompassed…
January 3, 2011
WHY A DEALER RANKING?
In June 2011, Foodservice Equipment Reports will publish its first ranking of the industry’s largest equipment and supplies dealerships. You may ask why, or ask why it has taken us so long. After all, next year will be our 15th year of publishing FER. I’ll answer the latter question first. While we have always sent…
January 3, 2011
STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR FEDA’S TELECONFERENCE SEMINAR
There are only a few days left to register for FEDA’s next teleconference seminar: “Zap the Gap Understanding, Connecting & Selling to Multiple Generations” is slated for Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Registrants can listen live that day at 10 a.m. CST or listen at their convenience Jan. 13-Feb.14 via digital replay. Registration deadline is Wed.,…
January 3, 2011
Kold-Draft
KOLD-DRAFT has named Jack Antell its new sales v.p. Antell, a longtime foodservice industry veteran who has served with Manitowoc, Traex, Enodis and Hoshizaki, will be responsible for strategic sales. His background includes sales and service management, strategic planning, marketing, product/brand development, market/economic research and new product introduction. Kold-Draft, headquartered in Erie, Pa., specializes in…
January 3, 2011
Making Converts
The Greene Turtle keeps expansion costs down by opening in existing restaurant locations with a kitchen layout that’s as consistent as possible from store to store.
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