Foodservice Equipment & Supplies articles from April 2005

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies archives from April 2005

Innovating a successful future.(editor's perspective)(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... In this issue, we take our annual look at the foodservice industry's Giants of Distribution. Beginning on page 20, our research profiles the 100 biggest kids on the foodservice distribution block based on sales volume. Of course, the...

FE&S names Hall of Fame inductee and Top Achievers.(people & events)
April 1, 2005... Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine announced its 2005 Hall of Fame Award recipient and Top Achievers. David Friedman, a 65-year veteran of the foodservice industry and chairman of the board for Paramount Restaurant Supply, Warren....

NRA names Kitchen Innovations Pavilion exhibitors.(people & events)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The National Restaurant Association named the manufacturers chosen to exhibit in the first-ever Kitchen Innovations Pavilion at the upcoming National Restaurant Association Show. The pavilion is dedicated to displaying the most innovative...

FE&S, Chain Leader, R&I launch Foodservice 411.(people & events)(Reed Business Information's Foodservice Group)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Reed Business Information's Foodservice Group officially launched Foodservice 411 last month, the new web site for three industry-leading trade journals: Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, Chain Leader and Restaurants & Institutions. The...

Univex names new CEO.(appointment)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Univex Corp., Salem, N.H., named Wendy Eaton its new president and CEO. Eaton is a 30-vear veteran of the foodservice industry who most recently served as chairman of Univex's board of directors. She replaces Richard Pereira, a long-time...

NAFEM names 2005 board members.(people & events)(North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... NAFEM released the results of its 2005 board-member elections. New to the association's board are Thomas Campion, president of Franke; Mike McNeel, president of Berkel Co.; and David Wasserman, vice president of marketing with The Vollrath...

Adam Don Memorial Foundation formed.(people & events)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Don family, proprietors of North Riverside, Ill.-based Edward Don & Co., established the Adam Don Memorial Foundation, in honor of the son of company chairman Bob Don and brother of company president Steve Don. Adam Don was killed in a...

Alegacy planning new headquarters.(people & events)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Alegacy Foodservice Products Group announced plans to move to a new facility in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Ai 113,658-square-feer with 30-foot ceilings, the manufacturer's new headquarters will be nearly twice the size of its current...

CFESA finalizes training schedule.(people & events)(Commercial Food Equipment Service Association)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Commercial Food Equipment Service Association released its final training schedule for 2005. The association will hold a management training course from Oct. 6-8 in Las Vegas. Participants must register by Sept. 29. From Oct....

FEDA announces NAFEM show events.(Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association)(North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... FEDA released a schedule of events it will conduct during The NAFEM Show, scheduled for Sept. 23-25 in Anaheim, Calif. On Friday, Sept. 23, the group will host a continental breakfast and member seminar at the Anaheim Convention Center. The...

EDI honors McDonough.(people & events)(John McDonough)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The EDI Marketing Group gave Hobart President John McDonough the inaugural Lee Scruggs Lifetime Partnership Award. The award is named after the former head of the Scruggs Division of Strategic Equipment & Supply, who passed away last year. ...

Blodgett names sales vice president.(people & events)
April 1, 2005... Blodgett, a division of The Middleby Corp., named Rob August the company's new vice president of sales and marketing, effective Jan. 3. August comes to Blodgett from Southbend, also a Middleby company, where he led sales and marketing efforts...

Commercial Parts & Service expands.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Commercial Parts & Service moved into a new, 20,500-square-foot facility in Columbus, Ohio. The location will allow the company to warehouse $1.5 million worth of OEM parts, according to Rick Sliter, president of the service agency. It also...

NRAEF announces theme for Food Safety Education Month.(people & events)(National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced that the theme of this year's Food Safety Education Month will be "Keep Hands Clean with Good Hygiene." The month-long campaign,...

Sodexho realigns management.(people & events)(Pierre Bellon, Jean-Michel Dhenain)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Pierre Bellon will step down as chief executive officer of Paris-based Sodexho Alliance on Sept. 1. Michael Landel, one of the firm's two chief operating officers, will replace Bellon as CEO. Bellon will continue to serve as chairman of the...

Mackesey hires Stern.(people & events)(Steven Stern)(Mackesey and Associates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Mackesey and Associates, a Madison, Wis.-based design consultancy, named Steven Stern senior design consultant and director of its new Milwaukee office. Stern most recently served as a facility designer with The Boelter Companies. ...

Federal names C-Store sales manager.(people & events)(Mike Thomas)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Federal Industries, Belleville, Wis., named Mike Thomas its new national sales manager for convenience stores. Before joining Federal, Thomas worked with Jennings & Associates, a national convenience-store food broker. According to...

Corrections.(people & events)(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2005... The February "Chain Profile" article on Illegal Pete's incorrectly identified Culinary Mlle High as a dealer. The company, which goes by the name Culinary Equipment, is actually a stocking distributor. In the March "People & Events"...

2005 distribution giants: from overall sales results to emerging trends, our editors examine some of the key issues affecting today's dealer community.
April 1, 2005... Welcome to our annual look at the foodservice equipment and supply industry's Giants of Distribution. The following pages take an in-depth look at our industry's biggest dealerships, including how the individual companies that comprise FE&S'...

Walden Golf & Tennis Club Aurora, Ohio: an eye-catching table-setting complements the Frank Lloyd Wright-style architecture while letting the food be the focal point.(2004 Tabletop Performance Award Winner)
April 1, 2005... After successfully meeting members' needs for 32 years, one might think a country club would become somewhat set in its ways. In the case of Aurora, Ohio's Walden Golf & Tennis Club, winner in FE&S' Clubs category in its 2004 Tabletop...

TWO. Urban Licks: Atlanta: a 14-foot-high open fire rotisserie, a 19th-Century forge converted for wood-fire grilling, a European-style equipment configuration and a 22-foot-tall glass wine tower come together in a restaurant for the first time to create something that neither Atlanta nor the rest of the country have seen before.(facility design: project of the month)
April 1, 2005... Unique is not an exaggerated description of this newcomer to Atlanta's restaurant scene. Opened Oct. 25, 2004, TWO. Urban Licks is the imaginative creation of 30-year veteran restaurateur Bob Amick and his partners, Todd Rushing, a...

Heat up sales with combi ovens: the ability to cook many types of foods in many different ways makes combi ovens one of the most useful pieces of kitchen equipment.(product: sales tips)
April 1, 2005... Named because of its ability to cook with dry heat, steam and a combination of both, the combi oven is perhaps the most versatile piece of professional cooking equipment. * Combi ovens typically have three different settings: steam,...

John Skaggs: Economy Restaurant Fixtures, San Francisco.(DSR of the month)(Interview)
April 1, 2005... John Skaggs, field sales representative for Economy Restaurant Fixtures in San Francisco, has an advantage that other DSRs lack when it comes time to make a sales call at a restaurant kitchen. "I was a chef for about 20 years, so I know how...

The Loop Pizza Grill: E&S in the kitchens at this expanding fast-casual chain must be durable to handle the growing volume of freshly prepared grilled foods, pizzas and salads ordered daily.(chain profile)
April 1, 2005... At its inception, The Loop Pizza Grill was a risky venture. In 1980, Mike and Terry Schneider were deep in debt and needed an alternative to filing for bankruptcy after an expansion of Applejacks, their Jacksonville, Fin., restaurant and...

Whole Lotta Food: bulk preparation and production: equipment to support bulk preparation and production of menus in banquet kitchens and centralized commissary kitchens may help operators lower costs, enhance kitchen efficiency and ensure the quality of menu preparations.(e&s spotlight)
April 1, 2005... Loews New Orleans Hotel, opened in the fall of 2004, is one of the city's newest luxury hotels. The hotel houses the already-acclaimed Cafe Adelaide, created in partnership with the city's renowned Brennan family, and keeps busy hosting...

Eagle Group.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... New deluxe food shields are available for Director's Choice[R] modular cafeteria serving units. The shields are constructed of 16-gauge stainless-steel tubing, finished in either stainless steel or color epoxy and offered with a choice of...

Dynamic International.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Designed to attach to the maker's line of hand mixers, the Dyna Cutter food processor bowl weighs 2 lbs., offers a 5-1iter (6-qt.) capacity and contains two blades with reversed sharpened edges that operate in opposite directions. The...

Greenheck.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... In 56 pages, the "Kitchen Ventilation Systems Application and Design Guide" answers common technical application questions about kitchen ventilation hoods, supply and make-up air units, fire suppression systems, utility distribution systems and...

Champion Industries.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Model 44 DR rack conveyor dishwasher is designed with both low energy use and low fresh-water consumption in mind. In addition, according to the maker, the unit delivers 300 gals. of water per hour for optimum cleaning....

Advance Tabco.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The stainless-steel Korner Sink Cabinet lines up with other enclosed-base cabinets and is constructed with a 14-gauge top and an 18-gauge body. The unit eliminates wasted corners and comes standard with a double-panel door, a mitered front, a...

Garland/The Garland Group, An Enodis Co.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Mealstream oven combines microwave and convection technologies and is suited for end-users who require extra cooking capacity in a small footprint. The unit features a fully programmable digital control with six pre-set convection...

Waring Products, Div. Conair Corp.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... This new 2 1/2-qt. dicing food processor is designed to handle large volumes of food consistently. The unit comes equipped with a special dicing assembly and a variety of discs that also allow end-users to slice, shred, mix, puree, chop, grate...

Spring USA Corp.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Suite servers add more portability to serving and are designed after the maker's line of induction buffet servers. The units heat with fuel or optional electric and feature a mirror-polish finish in a choice of either all-stainless steel or...

Hatco Corp.(product marketplace)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Model TFC-461R ThermoFinisher[TM] is designed to heat or thermalize a variety of foods quickly. The conveyorized unit accommodates half-size sheet pans. Features include an accessory backstop tray and eight one-touch buttons to pre-program...

Component Hardware Group.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Quik-Wash[TM] faucet control is suited for use in restaurant, school and hospital washrooms to help combat the spread of various types of harmful bacteria. Quik-Wash[TM] is permanently coated with the Saniguard[TM] anti-microbial powder...

Bakers Pride Oven Co. Inc.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The new EP/EB electric ovens are designed for high-volume pizza baking, roasting and more. Each countertop unit includes two decks with separate tilt-up, spring-balanced doors; heat-resistant, aluminized-steel interiors; and fully insulated,...

DOUGHPRO Proprocess Corp.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... This mobile prep station is designed to deliver fresh, hot, made-to-order tortillas easily and quickly. According to the maker, Model DPTPS can produce up to 1,000 tortillas per hour when combined with the Model DP2000 TortillaPro and the...

Manitowoc Ice Inc., Manitowoc Foodservice Group.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The new S-Series SPA hotel ice dispenser features a built-in agitator, an expanded dispensing area and a larger drain pan. In addition, the unit comes equipped with a polyethylene bin liner with polyurethane insulation and can accommodate a...

Hobart Corp.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Designed to clean and sanitize everything from glassware to heavily soiled pots and pans, the AM Select Series of door-type warewashers features a removable rack-track and a self-locating strainer system. The units are available in either...

Tomlinson Industries.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... This ribbed grill pan with handle is a recent addition to the maker's line of cast-iron products and is designed to help end-users prepare healthier meals by keeping foods from simmering in fatty drippings. The pan measures 11 1/4" in diameter...

Electrolux Professional Inc.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Thermaline S90 cooking range features a flexible design and a choice of modules: stove, fry, infrared, induction and solid tops; ovens; grills; pasta cookers; braising pans; and kettles. The heavy-duty line is available in both gas and...

Robot Coupe U.S.A.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Model R45 vertical cutter-mixer is designed to make pizza dough balls in 45 seconds and process cheeses for pizzas in minutes. The unit features stainless-steel construction, a digital timer and a tilting stainless-steel bowl....

Admiral Craft Equipment Corp.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Gaucho stainless-steel steak knives feature a polywood handle that offers the look of wood. The knives measure 10" overall and are available in either pointed- or rounded-blade designs. www.admiralcraft.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Jackson MSC, An Enodis Co.(product marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Traditional Series of conveyor dish-machines features a low hood height and is available with electric, gas or steam power. The units include larger strainers that allow for extended run time between cleanings and easy-to-remove and -clean...

Speak the same language.(parting shot)
April 1, 2005... The foodservice equipment channel, relative to the supply chains of many other industries, is rife with participants. Manufacturers, manufacturers' reps, dealers, consultants, service agents and, most importantly, end-users all play their own...