Foodservice Equipment & Supplies articles from August 2006

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies archives from August 2006

ADA - 16 Years and Counting.(American's with Disabilities Act)
August 1, 2006... Michael O. Johnson, FFCSI, Principal. Hilliker Associates, Marietta, Ga. July 2006 was the 16th anniversary of the signing of the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA), which continues to morph in scope and power into both public and...

Shane Milling, Strategic Equipment & Supply, Albany, Ga.
August 1, 2006... By Howard Riell, Contributing Editor Strategic Equipment's Shane Milling knows something about shouldering heavy responsibility. As national account manager working out of the dealership's Georgia Division, Milling is the man in charge of...

Gold Standard.
August 1, 2006... By Joseph M. Carbonara, Editor in Chief Michael Gold, Key Accounts Manager, Edward Don & Co., North Riverside, Ill. Michael Gold is what some would call a foodservice lifer, having started in the business during his formative years at...

Gold - en Life.(Michael Gold of Edward Don and Co. honored)(Editorial)
August 1, 2006... Joseph M. Carbonara, Editor in Chief In each issue we profile a DSR, or Dealer Sales Rep, of the Month. Typically, the title of the individual profiled varies from month to month but, by and large, the job description remains the same, as...

Serving Time.(Correctional institutions)
August 1, 2006... By Amelia Levin, Associate Editor Equipment that meets the need for security, durability and high-volume production rules the day in correctional foodservice facilities. Have you ever seen knives tethered in metal to kitchen worktables...

Café 37 at One South Dearborn in Chicago.(Restaurant review)
August 1, 2006... By Donna Boss,Contributing Editor Equipment and supplies tightly arranged in a servery, a support kitchen and floor pantries provide employees and guests at Sidley Austin with myriad food options for daily dining, conferences, meetings and...

America's Incredible Pizza Co. Goes Mexican.
August 1, 2006... Staff In its international debut, America's Incredible Pizza signed a franchise deal with Gonzalo Barrutieta Lozada, a franchisee of various Radio Shacks, Office Depots, Gigante supermarkets, and restaurants throughout Mexico, to open two...

Rogan Joins El Pollo Loco.
August 1, 2006... Staff El Pollo Loco named Jonathan Rogan manager of culinary development, a newly created position. In this role, Chef Rogan will lead the development of new recipes and menu creations. Rogan is a 20-year culinary veteran working for...

Chain Expansion Report.
August 1, 2006... Staff Arby's, Brinker, Red Robin and other chains release expansion information. Arby's announced the opening of a new location in the Midtown neighborhood of New York City's Manhattan island. Boston's Gourmet Pizza plans to open...

Atlanta Fixture's VP Retires.
August 1, 2006... Staff Norman Silver, vice president and manager of the sales/engineering department at Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co. Inc., announced his retirement. He has worked at the company for 50 years. Silver joined Atlanta Fixture as a...

Alto-Shaam Hires New Corporate Executive Chef.
August 1, 2006... Staff Alto-Shaam hired John LaSalle as a corporate executive chef. In his new role, LaSalle will present educational seminars, participate in tradeshow demonstrations and provide start-up training for new equipment installations throughout...

Management Changesat Grill Concepts.
August 1, 2006... Staff Grill Concepts promoted Philip Gay to chief executive officer from vice president and chief financial officer. Gay replaces founding CEO Robert Spivak who resigned but remains on the company's board of directors for the next 10...

Sodexho Partners with 'Magic' Johnson.
August 1, 2006... Staff Sodexho has reached an agreement with Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Magic Food Provision to create a joint venture called SodexhoMagic, LLC. The new company will open foodservice operations in college campuses, hospitals and other...

Nugent Named Regional Sales Manager for U.S. Cooler.
August 1, 2006... Staff U.S. Cooler named Bob Nugent regional sales manager for Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and the western upper peninsula of Michigan. A 30-year veteran of the E&S industry, Nugent's previous experience includes a stint...

Papa John's Pizza Names LeBlanc Supply Chain VP.
August 1, 2006... Staff Papa John's International Inc. hired Alice LeBlanc as vice president, strategic supply chain. LeBlanc has more than 20 years experience in global purchasing management, customer service and franchise relations in the foodservice...

IHOP Names Dixon VPof Product, Quality Assurance and Purchasing.
August 1, 2006... Staff IHOP Corp. named Dustin Dixon vice president of product, quality assurance and purchasing. In his new role, Dixon will oversee the creation of new products, product specifications, quality assurance, food safety, purchasing and...

Follett Corp. Names Tumbusch VP Operations.
August 1, 2006... Staff Follett Corp. appointed Dave Tumbusch vice president of operations. In this role, Tumbusch will oversee the manufacturing, materials and industrial/manufacturing engineering departments. Previously, Tumbusch served as director of...

Star Manufacturing Acquires Lang Manufacturing.
August 1, 2006... Staff St. Louis-based Star Manufacturing International acquired Lang Manufacturing Co. of Everett, Wash., effective June 30. Terms of the acquisition were not made public. Star Manufacturing, a privately held company founded in 1921,...

Henny Penny Teams with Frishman.(John Frishman)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Staff Eaton, Ohio-based Henny Penny Corp. partnered with manufacturers' marketing consultant John Frishman, principal of J. Frishman Associates, to increase the company's presence in the non-commercial foodservice market. As part of...

Wendy's Names Choe Executive VP of Restaurant Services.
August 1, 2006... Staff Wendy's International named Ed Choe executive vice president of restaurant services, a newly created position. Choe most recently served as senior vice president of Wendy's Northeast region. Wendy's execs said the restaurant...

American Red Cross and SYSCO Partner to Feed Northeast Flooding Victims.
August 1, 2006... Staff Two weeks after floodwaters destroyed the homes of hundreds of families in the Northeast, the American Red Cross' Disaster Mass Care Mobile Kitchen donated by SYSCO has been providing two hot meals and a cold breakfast as well as...

Unique Pizza and Subs Appoints Sherbondy VP Commissary.(David Sherbondy)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Staff Unique Pizza and Subs appointed David Sherbondy vice president of commissary. In his new position, Sherbondy will purchase and warehouse new and used pizza equipment and maintain relations with manufacturers and food brokers. ...

Fortune Small Business Releases Top-100 List.
August 1, 2006... Staff BJ's Restaurants and Mexican Restaurants Inc. were the only foodservice operators included in Fortune Small Business magazine's list of the top-100 fastest-growing small public companies in the United States for 2006. BJ's was listed...

FE&S Wins ASBPE Top Award for Best Special Supplement.
August 1, 2006... Staff Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine won the 'Azbee' gold award for magazine special supplement, presented by the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The award honors the magazine's December 2005 special...

Cold Stone Names Flaum President and COO.
August 1, 2006... Staff Jim Flaum rejoined Cold Stone Creamery as president and chief operating officer. Flaum, formerly executive vice president, left the company in 2004 to launch his own multi-unit restaurant business. Prior to Cold Stone, Flaum...

Cultivating Greener Pastures.(R.W. Smith & Co.San Diego's Alexa Kinney)
August 1, 2006... Alexa Kinney, Sales Consultant/Owner, R.W. Smith & Co.San Diego In a mature industry such as foodservice, many people will often over-simplify the role of the distribution chain as mainly providing a product for a price. The concensus among...

Product Marketplace.(food services)(Directory)
August 1, 2006... Staff Alto-Shaam Inc. Staff This auto-lift fryer features a heat exchanger system that provides rapid recovery of oil temperatures even when frying heavy loads. The gas unit comes equipped with a programmable, solid-state control;...

El Pollo.
August 1, 2006... By Donna Boss, Contributing Editor Specializing in citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken, this expanding chain is building prototypes with a system that features an automatic tumbler for marinating, a combi oven for cooking and a char...