Foodservice Equipment & Supplies articles from June 2004

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies archives from June 2004

Embracing change-makers.(editor's perspective)
June 1, 2004... Achievement comes in many guises. There is lifetime achievement, individual records or accomplishments and the fulfillment of the needs of another, just to name a few relevant to foodservice E&S. We focus on achievement in both of this month's...

FE&S awards returning to NRA.(people & events)
June 1, 2004... Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine has announced that its 2005 awards banquet will once again be held on Saturday night during next year's NRA Show. According to FE&S Publisher Maureen Slocum, the decision to change the date of the...

NSF announces Food Safety Leadership winners.(people & events)
June 1, 2004... NSF International has announced the winners of its first-ever Food Safety Leadership Awards, which honor individuals and organizations that have made "groundbreaking achievements in foodservice safety." This year's winners include: *...

SEFA honors award winners.(people & events)
June 1, 2004... SEFA has completed its 18th annual Partnership Conference, which was held in St. Petersburg, Fla., from April 25 to 29. According to the group, the purpose of the conference was to strengthen the relationships between SEFA members and...

Landeche joins Enodis.(people & events)
June 1, 2004... Dean Landeche has been appointed vice president of marketing for Enodis USA. In this new role, Landeche is responsible for all the firm's multibrands sales and marketing initiatives, including branding, trade shows, communication,...

Donations sought for Lee Scruggs.(people & events)
June 1, 2004... The family of ailing FEDA member Lee Scruggs and the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association have announced that they are now accepting donations to assist in his medical treatment. As many FE&S readers already know, Scruggs, of...

Boelter expands warehouse.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Boelter Cos. has announced a significant expansion to one of its Milwaukee warehouses. The expansion has added 40,000-square-feet of warehouse space to the firm's Beverage division. The division should completely occupy the new...

National Restaurant supply gets new HQ.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... El Paso, Texas-based dearlership National Restaurant Supply has moved into its new headquarters, according to the May 3 edition of the FEDA First Thing newsletter. The new facility totals more than 95,000-square-feet and includes a...

MAFSI announces Sales Leadership Conference.(people & events)
June 1, 2004... The Manufacturers' Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry has announced the details of its first-ever Sales Leadership Conference. The event, which is designed for sales personnel from manufacturers' rep firms, is scheduled for...

Master-Bilt to open Tennessee office.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Master-Bilt has announced the opening of a customer service office in Lexington, Tenn. The office, which opened its doors on May 1, is now handling calls from operators seeking assistance with Master-Bilt equipment. Marry Rushing, a...

Bromley Parts operational after fire.(Bromley Parts & Service destroyed by fire)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Little Rock, Ark.-based service agency Bromley Parts & Service has announced that its operations were not interrupted by a fire that nonetheless completely destroyed its offices and inventory. The fire, which occurred on the evening of...

Group initiates Master Chefs seal of excellence.(Master Chefs L.L.C., to evaluate manufacturers of foodservice products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A group of chefs has formed Master Chefs L.L.C., an organization whose goal is to recognize high-quality products, including equipment, in the foodservice industry. The group includes Certified Master Chef (and former CIA executive)...

Whaley gets new HQ.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Whaley Foodservice Repairs has relocated its headquarters to a new facility in Lexington, S.C. The new location, which totals 56,000-square-feet, is significantly larger than the firm's previous headquarters. According to Wells Whaley,...

Savista names new CEO.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Savista, a provider of software and technology to the hospitality industry focusing on PUS systems, has named Jeff Bizzack its new CEO. Bizzack formerly served as executive vice president of ProBusiness Services, a technology and business...

Wholesalers insurance costs up sharply in 2004.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... For the third straight year, wholesaler-distributors have been hit with a double-digit increase in their health insurance costs, according to a study released by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. The study, according to...

Northern Parts introduces online ordering.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Plattsburgh, N.Y.-based service agency Northern Parts & Service has introduced a new online ordering system. The system, accessible through the company's web site at www.northernparts.com, allows users to conduct real-time searches for...

MAFSI Business Barometer up for first quarter.(Manufacturers' Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry)
June 1, 2004... The Manufacturers' Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry has released the first-quarter results of its Business Barometer, which tracks rep-firm performance based upon surveyed representatives' reported sales growth in four product...

IFMA announces seminar dates.(International Foodservice Manufacturers Association )
June 1, 2004... The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has announced the dates for its 33rd annual Foodservice Forecast and Outlook seminars. The first seminar will be held on Sept. 17 at the Marriott Hotel at Newark Liberty International...

Sensitech acquires Cox.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Sensitech, a manufacturer of cold-chain information and monitoring tools, has acquired substantially all the assets of Cox Technologies. No financial details of the transaction were disclosed. Cox is a provider of temperature and humidity...

NRA: overtime changes will help restaurant operators.(people & events)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The National Restaurant Association has released a statement praising the Bush administration's changes to regulations governing payment of overtime to employees. Under the new rules, which go into effect in four months, workers earning...

NRA names marketing V.P.(appointment of senior vice president at National Restaurant Association )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The National Restaurant Association has named Sue Hensley to the post of senior vice president of Marketing, Communications and Media Relations, effective May 3. Hensley previously served as associate administrator of the U.S. Small...

Godfather's Pizza honors AAFES.(Army and Air Force Exchange, restaurant developer)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Godfather's Pizza has named the Army and Air Force Exchange its full-service restaurant developer of the year for 2003. The award was announced at the chain's 30th anniversary convention on April 20 in San Antonio. This is the second...

Chain update: McD's, BK and others.(financial/operational news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A number of major chain operators have announced significant financial or operational news in recent weeks. * McDonald's has announced that its global same-store sales for the month of April increased by 10.5% compared to the same period a...

RCA elects executive committee, board.(Research Chefs Association )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Research Chefs Association has announced the results of its recent board of directors election. Newly elected to serve two-year terms on the organization's board are Michele Block, vice president of Marketing, Darifair Foods; Dolf De...

Clarification.(people & events)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2004... In FE&S' April 2004 "Distribution Giants" article, the president of Prime-Source FoodService Equipment was incorrectly identified. The organization's president is Fritzi Pikes Woods. Woods took over leadership of the company after the...

How I order my tabletop.(Magnificent Mile restaurant in Chicago)
June 1, 2004... Every spring, I change something in the dining room of my restaurant which is located just off Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Last winter, I decided that this is the year to spruce up my tabletop, specifically my china and glass service. I felt...

An architect of an enduring design.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2004... After more than 35 years of sales and corporate stewardship at the largest and possibly most complex E&S dealership in America, Bob Don handed over the reins of leadership in 2002 to his son Steve. The corporate values, structure and vision he...

2004 Top Achievers.(food services industry)
June 1, 2004... Each year, FE&S honors one dealer, consultant, manufacturers' rep and service agent with our Top Achiever awards. Members of these E&S professions are recognized for several reasons, including their development of businesses that set the bar...

Q. How do you get the most out of your rep relationships?(DSR clinic)
June 1, 2004... Jeff Thomas Bargreen-Ellingson Inc. Seattle "We need to show some loyalty towards those manufacturers' reps who are loyal to us and who are as fanatical about my wants and needs as I am about my customers'. I guess when I say...

Blue Hill at Stone Barns: newly nestled atop a hill on 80 acres of Rockefeller farmland 40 minutes from Manhattan is a rustic white-tablecloth restaurant with private dining and catering facilities designed to do more than serve great meals. Its real mission is to help change the way Americans think about food.(Facility design project of the month)
June 1, 2004... The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., is a non-profit farm, educational center and restaurant set in the heart of Westchester County. Forty-five minutes from New York City and resting on the 80-acre ancestral...

Warm up sales with cold display cases: refrigerated display cases are proven tools that market any number of product offerings. DSRs must first, however, learn a customer's style of operation and the foods that will be stored in a unit in order to specify the most suitable models.(product sales tips)
June 1, 2004... Though they ore generally more expensive per square-foot of storage space than most other forms of refrigeration, cold display cases are proven tools when it comes to marketing foods from pre-made salads to sandwiches and desserts. It is the...

Jeff Winter: Bargreen-Ellingson Inc., Seattle.(DSR of the month)
June 1, 2004... Jeff Winter, project manager in the Contract Sales department at Bargreen-Ellingson Inc., Seattle, and FE&S' DSR of the Month for June 2004, described his job thusly. "I sit down with clients with a blank piece of paper. Six months, nine...

'Za Bistro! An open-flame, stone-hearth oven is the focal point of this upscale, casual neighborhood bistro, the first of the chain's units, located in an Orlando, Fla., suburb. A blast chiller supports cook-chill preparation in a minimal but highly functional back-of-the-house kitchen.(chain profile)(Company Profile)
June 1, 2004... A popular professor at the Rosen School of Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida in Orlando, Christopher Muller, Ph.D., teaches courses on chain restaurants and brand management. In December 2003, he put the theories of...

Equipped for just desserts: whether found in designated back-of-the-house kitchen preparation areas or in front-of-the-house self-service display counters, dessert stations require a sweet selection of supporting E&S.(Dessert Stations)
June 1, 2004... Desserts retain an undeniable customer appeal, even in today's fitness-minded consumer market. Culinary schools are continuing to train pastry chefs in record numbers to answer industry demand, and a creative pastry chef can become a valuable...

Master-Bilt.(products)
June 1, 2004... According to the maker the new Model BGR-14 glass-door refrigerator from Master-Bilt ranges in temperature from 34[degrees]F. to 41[degrees]F. The self-contained bottom-mounted unit comes standard with fluorescent lighting, a fluorescent-lit...

Advance Tabco.(products)
June 1, 2004... Floor troughs from Advance Taboo are designed with 3/16" x 1" bars constructed of either 14-gauge stainless steel or fiberglass. The subway-style grating s available in standard sizes ranging from 12" x 24" to 18" x 72", www.advancetabco.com...

Update International.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Mode SA-12X server from Update's Sup-R-Serv[R] line offers double-wall insulated stainless-steel construction and. according to the maker includes a rugged handle and an unbreakable liner. The unit features a 1.2-liter (42-oz.) capacity and...

Amana Commercial Products, Div. Maytag Corp.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Convection Express[TM] oven from Amana is designed to prepare foods such as pizza, french fries, buffalo wings and mozzarella cheese sticks. According to the maker the unit requires no vent hood or oil and utilizes microwave energy with...

Groen, a DI Foodservice Co.(products)
June 1, 2004... Offered in gas and electric models and designed for high-volume use Green's SmartSteam[TM] boilerless steamer is available in three- five- and 10-pan configurations and. according to me maker. Js easy to install operate and maintain Features...

Wilbur Curtis Co. Inc.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Model G3 Concept Series Primo Cappuccino[TM] machine from Wilbur Curtis features an oversized backlit display and a fixed-flow water system. The Euro-styled unit is designed to increase impulse sales and is offered in a choice of three...

Hatco Corp.(products)
June 1, 2004... Glo-Ray[R] merchandising warmers from Hatco are designed for use in C-stores, food courts, sports venues and cafeterias and are offered in single- or dual-shelf models. Features include transparent glass shelves that, according to the maker,...

Alegacy Foodservice Products Group.(products)
June 1, 2004... Designed for reliability and heavy-dub, use, Alegacy's line of turners features stainless-steel construction with an average thickness of 1- to 2mm. According to the maker, the tools are built with more rivets than most other turners on the...

Lincoln Foodservice Products, An Enodis Co.(products)
June 1, 2004... According to the maker, the new Impinger[R] Dual Technology Finisher (DTF) from Lincoln uses infrared heating and air impingement to cook, bake, crisp, toast and brown a variety of foods quickly and precisely. The unit can be stacked to double...

Rankin-Delux Inc.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Oriental Flex cooking system from Rankin is designed as a no-in-one unit that can quickly convert from a hot plate to a wok range and back again. Available configurations include in-line and step-up designs with one to eight wok rings,...

The Delfield Co., An Enodis Co.(products)
June 1, 2004... The new 6000XL series of refrigerators and freezers from Delfield is offered in one-, two-and three-section models and, according to the maker, is equipped to be fieldrehingable. Standard features include a top-mounted refrigeration system,...

Cleveland Range L.L.C., An Enodis Co.(products)
June 1, 2004... Cleveland's Cycle-Matic machine is designed to form/fill a variety of hot or cold "pumpable" products, such as soups, stews and salad dressings, into heat-sealed pouches. The mobile unit offers a compact footprint and, according to the maker,...

Gaychrome, Div. CSL (not pictured).(products)
June 1, 2004... The new all-plastic high chair from Gaychrome is designed for easy cleaning and maintenance and, according to the maker, is 35% lighter in weight than other models on the market. Model 850 features a handle in the backrest and is available in a...

The Vollrath Co. L.L.C.(products)
June 1, 2004... Vollrath's new line of double-wall insulated serving bowls offers construction of 18-8 stainless steel and, according to the maker, resists corrosion and rust. The beehive-style bowls feature a mirror-finish exterior and o satin-finish...

Everpure Inc.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Insurlce Twin-I 2000 water filtration system From Everpure is designed to reduce scale buildup, chlorine and particles as small as 1/2 micron in size. According to the maker, the system fits cubers with capacities of up to 1,450 lbs. of...

Hobart Corp.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Model FP-250 food processor from Hobart features an all-aluminum hopper and housing. According to the maker, the unit's pusher feeder, hopper and cutting plates can be washed in high-temperature or chemical ware-washers without...

Servolift Eastern Corp.(products)
June 1, 2004... Chill Serve[TM] and Sugar Serve[TM] from Servolift are designed for dispensing of refrigerated liquids and portion-controlled sugar. According to the maker, the units are fully programmable for portion sizes. www.servolift.com ...

Curtron Products, Div. TMI Inc.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Model Supro-14-EC Econo-Cover from Curtron is transparent and designed to provide easy viewing of trays while protecting foods from contamination. The cover measures 23" wide x 28" deep x 62" high. www.curtronproducts.com [ILLUSTRATION...

Eagle Group.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Lifestor[R] MasterTrak[R] storage system from Eagle is designed with high-density adjustable shelves that now offer Microgard[R] antimicrobial protection. Available in lengths ranging from 6' to 21', the overhead track system features...

Star Manufacturing Int'l, Inc.(products)
June 1, 2004... The Grill-Max roller grill from Star offers a slanted-roller design that, according to the maker, helps increase impulse sales. Model 30SBB measures 12 1/2" high x 23 3/4" wide x 20 5/8" deep, includes a built-in bun drawer and is designed to...

Admiral Craft Equipment Corp.(products)
June 1, 2004... Adcraft insulated beverage servers are designed for easy cleaning and feature a stainless-steel liner with a non-stick coating that, according to the maker, resists the stains and odors of coffee and tea. The servers are offered in three...

Henny Penny Corp.(products)
June 1, 2004... According to the maker, the new self-cleaning Smart-Cooking System[TM] from Henny Penny is simple to operate, saves on floor space and can accommodate a variety of foods. Designed for use in supermarket delis, C-stores, QSRs and the like, the...

Kicking it up a notch.(parting shot)
June 1, 2004... I'm hooked on watching Emeril Lagasse "kick it up a notch" on his TV show using nothing more than plain old vegetables or pork fat. He and other celebrity TV chefs have given rise to new interest in and respect for "chefdom." This rising...