Foodservice Equipment & Supplies articles from February 2004

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies archives from February 2004

Culinary school teaches recipe for handling food waste.(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2004... The 40-year-old Culinary Arts program at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan, is one of the most respected in the nation, with graduates employed in every aspect of the food-service industry. In April 2003, Schoolcraff dedicated a new...

Your customers are trying to tell you something.(editor's perspective)(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... If we are all going to agree that operators/end-users are the true, primary customers in the foodservice E&S distribution channel, then it is only reasonable that we make every effort to hear what they have to say. A particularly useful...

Automated ordering in a QSR setting.(news & events)(concenience store meals)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2004... Convenience-store meals are more often associated with low-quality foods and giant soft drinks than high-quality offerings, but one C-store chain is now so confident about its menu program that it's now experimenting with a mall-based,...

QualServ leaves ABC, joins EDI.(news & events)(Allied Buying Corp., EDI Marketing Group)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Kansas, City, Mo.-based QualServ has left Allied Buying Corp. and joined the EDI Marketing Group. The transition went into effect on Jan. 1. By bringing QualServ into its ranks, annual group sales to operators by EDI members will now total...

Slocum named FE&S publisher.(Maureen Slocum)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Maureen Slocum has been named the new publisher of Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine. Slocum has served as FE&S sales director since September 2000. She has spent her entire career in the hospitality industry and was named the 1993...

FE&S releases conference contents.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Foodservice Equipment & Supplies has announced details of its 2004 State of the Industry Conference, scheduled for April 13 and 14 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Chicago. Day one of the conference will include a presentation of unpublished...

Standex acquires Nor-Lake.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Standex International has announced the acquisition of privately held walk-in cooler and freezer manufacturer Nor-Lake, Hudson, Wis. The specific terms of the all-cash transaction were not disclosed. According to Standex, however,...

ITW names new Vulcan president.(Tim Murray appointed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Illinois Tool Works has named Tim Murray to the post of president of Vulcan-Hart, replacing Mark Whalen who left the company last month. Murray previously served as president of fellow ITW company Wittco, a position he will continue to hold...

NRA, NRAEF get $150K for education, training.(National Restaurant Association; National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Hailing it as an accomplishment for the restaurant industry, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) have received a $150,000 appropriation from the federal government for...

Aramark revamps management.(Andrew Kerin, Jack Donovan, Ravi Saligram and Tom Vuzzo appointed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Contract operator Aramark has announced changes to its senior leadership structure, including the departure of John Zillmer, former president of the firm's Food & Support Services division. Under the new structure, the Healthcare,...

NRAEF partners with Wendy's.(National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has announced an agreement to develop a customized ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Program with Wendy's International. According to NRAEF, the program's customization...

Bob Huneck passes.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Industry veteran Robert Leon "Bob" Huneck, 69, of Homer Laughlin China Co., died at his home last month. Kathy Coleman-English of Allied Buying Corp. (ABC) in Lombard, Ill., called Huneck "a longtime friend [who] provided many services to...

Women's Foodservice Forum initiates leadership search.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Women's Foodservice Forum has initiated a search for four permanent staff members, including an executive director, operations director, marketing director and membership coordinator. The association, which is dedicated to the...

Ahold to sell U.S. C-stores.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Dutch conglomerate Ahold has announced that it intends to divest itself of its Tops Markers C-store subsidiary. Tops Markets operates 204 convenience stores in the United States under the brands Wilson Farms Neighborhood Foodstores,...

Emerson, GEA to partner.(Global Engineering Associates Consulting)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... St. Louis-based Emerson Climate Technologies, a division of Emerson Inc., said this week it was forming a strategic partnership between its Design Services Network and Global Engineering Associates Consulting (GEA). The partnership is intended...

Air products invests in Sterilox.(Sterilox Technologies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Sterilox Technologies, a producer of electrolytic technologies for disinfection, decontamination and bio-film removal, has received an investment from Allentown, Pa.-based Air Products, a company serving the technology, energy and healthcare...

Report: January manufacturing sector strongest in 20 years.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The U.S. manufacturing sector posted its strongest month in 20 years in January 2004, according to a new report from the Institute for Supply Management. The ISM's Purchasing Managers Index, or PMI, January, the highest level since January...

Diane White honored by EFC.(news & events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Electric Foodservice Council (EFC) has awarded the 2003 President's Award to Diane White, vice president of National Accounts for Winston industries. The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the...

Chain update: McDonald's, Applebee's, Burger King and others.(financial or management news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A number of major chain operators have announced significant financial or operational news in recent days. McDonald's Corp. CEO Jim Cantalupo said the company expects monthly same-store sales in 2004 to increase from 2003's results....

Sell products and a win-win relationship.(consultant's viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... Imagine a room full of too sales reps from companies in an outstanding, industrial-supply distribution chain. The group is struggling through a discussion mar I am leading on the general topic of "selling profitable business" as measured by...

More than a catalog cut-sheet.(operator's opinion)
February 1, 2004... Since I became a director in the college and university segment of the foodservice industry almost 20 years ago I, as well as many of my colleagues, have been asked countless times by some of the industry's leading food manufacturing companies...

What keeps you up at night? Meeting last fall at the New York Show, members of FE&S' Editorial Advisory Board spoke frankly about their greatest professional concerns, ways the industry must change and evolve, and prospects for the short-term future.(EAB Roundtable)(Panel Discussion)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... FE&S: Let's look for a moment at the concerns that have been expressed recently about the quality of training and salesmanship. The vision is here in the room; you're people who love your organizations and understand where they have to go. But...

FE&S' 3rd State of the Industry Conference: offers revised program.(FE&S State of the Industry Conference)
February 1, 2004... More that 250 of the foodservice industry's leading dealers, consultants, manufacturers' reps, suppliers and operators are expected to gather for Foodservice Equipment & Supplies' third annual State of the Industry Conference. scheduled for...

Turf Lounge Toronto: catering to Toronto's urban professionals, Woodbine Entertainment Group's new, upscale, casual lounge features high-end cuisine prepared in a "cozy" yet amply equipped kitchen and larger, basement production/storage facility. The other featured attraction here: off-track betting for horse racing and other sports.(facility design project of the month)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2004... Turf Lounge, a newcomer to Toronto's bustling financial district, justifiably earns the distinction of being called "unique." The 7,000-square-foot lounge venue integrates historic architecture with modern design to produce an intriguing...

Stack up orders with deck ovens: deck ovens offer high-quality results that operators find hard to turn down when DSRs know how to sell their best features.(product sales tips)
February 1, 2004... As the name implies, deck ovens, also called stack ovens, are units with multiple decks placed one on top of the other, each activated by separate controls. Though they've been somewhat pushed out of the spotlight by combis, convection and...

Passport: a taste of Europe: automatic pasta makers, combi ovens, countertop panini grills, refrigerated display cases and rotisseries are installed in this new concept's well-equipped prototypes, which promise to add an upscale dimension with a strong take-away component to fast-casual dining.(chain profile)
February 1, 2004... Ten months ago, a new fast-casual concept called Passport: A Taste of Europe made its debut in Cambridge, Mass. In the first quarter of 2004, a flagship location will open in Plymouth, Mass. Also in 2004, another prototype concept will be...

Jeff Bean: TriMark United East, South Attleboro, Mass.(sales representative of the month)
February 1, 2004... Jeff Bean, a sales representative for TriMark United East in South Attleboro, Mass., FE&S' DSR of the Month for February 2004, has certainly had the option of resting on his and his family's laurels. Instead, he decided to step up to the...

Finding the cutting edge in the butchery: proper butchery operations require knowledge, skill and a good sharp knife, as well as a battery of support equipment and supplies.(The Butchery)
February 1, 2004... The butcher's work of transforming large-scale meat products into cuts that will be prepared and served to customers is generally referred to these days as "meat fabrication" by industry professionals. Equipment and supplies needed for these...

Victory refrigeration.(products)
February 1, 2004... A recent addition to Victory s Dual-Temp line, the single-section warmer/refrigerator is designed for the "To-Go" segment and, according to the maker, accepts 12" x 20" and 18" x 26" pans. The unit is available in a variety of configurations...

ProTeam Inc.(products)
February 1, 2004... The new ProVac backpack vacuum cleaner from ProTeams designed to clean both nard floors and carpets and, according to the maker, offers quiet operation, four levels of filtration and is durable lightweight (9 lbs.) and easy to empty. The unit...

Alegacy Foodservice Products Group Inc.(products)
February 1, 2004... Alegacy's clear plastic dredge is Designed with versatility in mind and, according to the maker, is dishwasher-safe. The unit offers graduated lines for measuring in both milliliters and ounces and includes three different removable rods with a...

Eagle Group.(products)
February 1, 2004... The AutoFill system is designed as an independent, separate system for use on Eagle's line of all-stainless-steel sealed-well hot food tables and, according to the maker automatically supplies and maintains me correct water level at all times....

Jade Range.(products)
February 1, 2004... Designed to help end-users and more production in less space, the Titan[TM] line of Fire and Ice[TM] cooking equipment from Jade includes heavy-duty ranges paired with integrated refrigerator bases. According to the maker, the ranges offer a...

Advance Tabco.(products)
February 1, 2004... The Model TA-77 check minder from Advance Tabco is designed to give end-users a specific area in which to hang pending orders during mea preparation. According to the maker, the stainless-steel unit can be factory-installed on any...

Does disintermediation lead to disservice?(parting shot)
February 1, 2004... Disintermediation... that's a new term that began making its rounds a couple of years ago. What does it mean? Is it a fancy way of saying "selling direct" by "cutting out the middle guy/gal," or is it understood to be a method of making the...