The National Restaurant Association Show named 11 products as the recipients of its 2022 Kitchen Innovations Awards. The following is a list of the KI winners along with a description provided by the NRA Show and edited by FE&S for style and clarity.
Wienerschnitzel promoted J.R. Galardi to CEO. Galardi will also maintain his current title of president, which he has held since 2017.
TriMark USA has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group Inc., improperly manipulated federal small business set-aside contracts around the country, per an announcement from Carla B. Freedman, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, and Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. A former TriMark executive in charge of the company’s government business, Kimberley Rimsza, agreed to pay an additional $100,000 as an individual civil penalty for her conduct in connection with these allegations.
Two rep forms combine to form Curate, while manufacturers Cal-Mil, Equipex, Marra Forni and Unified Brands all make changes to their rep networks.
Joe Deckelman was named president of The Montague Company, an Ali Group company, effective immediately.
The Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI) honored the accomplishments of several foodservice and organizations professionals with its biennial awards.
Jay Fiske has been promoted to president of Powerhouse Dynamics, a Middleby company that provides Internet of Things solutions to the restaurant industry.
Company veteran Matt Wise was promoted to president of Imperial Range, a Middleby Company. Wise, who previously served as COO and has been with the company since 1996, succeeds longtime Imperial CEO Peter Spenuzza who retired at the end of 2021.
After a 50-year career at Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Ollie Wilkes will retire from the Mississippi-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, effective March 4, 2022. Wilkes most recently served as Hotel & Restaurant Supply’s vice president of national accounts.
Foodservice equipment manufacturer Vulcan hired Alex Ricciuti to serve as a chef and combi oven business development manager.
Peter Nordell will retire from his role as president and CEO of Edlund Company, effective August 31, 2022. Ryan Whitney will transition from his role as Edlund’s vice president of operations to president of the Vermont-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
Jimmy John’s opened its first-ever drive-thru only site. Located in Bartow, Fla., this unit takes what the sandwich chain describes as a “digital-forward” approach that promotes mobile order pickup.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works promoted DeAnna Thompson to marketing manager for North and South America and Christine Stillinger to marketing coordinator for Europe, South Africa and the Middle East.
Women's Foodservice Forum elected five members to its 2022 board of directors and introduced the organization’s Executive Committee.
Michelle Korsmo was appointed president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, effective May 1, 2022. In this capacity, Korsmo will also serve as CEO of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation too.
BradyIFS continued its East Coast expansion with the purchase of SupplyitAll, a New Jersey-based paper company. Established in 1950 as South Jersey Paper Products, the company began operating as SupplyitAll in 2018. It is run by Bonnie Spector and her sons Brandon and Todd.
Culinary Depot has promoted Israel Wolner to the newly created role of national director of contract sales for the New York-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.
Camille White was appointed marketing manager for Innovative Foodservice Group, Florida-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.
School nutrition veteran Tracie Suter has joined commercial food equipment manufacturer Vulcan in the role of K-12 segment manager.
Kei Nguyen has joined T&S Brass and Bronze Works as Southeast Asia regional sales manager for the South Carolina-based manufacturer.