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Middleby Corp. has expanded the responsibilities for group president John Perruccio to include leading and managing the multiline manufacturer’s buying group and dealer strategy. Perruccio has led Middleby’s buying group and dealer initiatives for the past year, coordinating efforts across all of the company’s brands.
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Hoshizaki America promoted Sally Ray to director of marketing. She replaces Barbara Harrison, who retired after more than 30 years with Hoshizaki.
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Mundial Inc. promoted Anita Yost to national sales manager of its foodservice division. She previously served as a regional sales manager.
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Despite the May sales increase at foodservice and drinking places, the restaurant industry faces a long road back. Surveys show manufacturing sector is picking up, and Foodservice receives more media coverage. McDonald’s results show the complexity of ever-changing industry dynamics.
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Multiline foodservice equipment manufacturer Middleby Corp. has formed Middleby Coffee Solutions Group, which consists of its Concordia Beverage Systems, Synesso and Bloomfield lines.
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Refrigerated Solutions Group named Dan Hinkle vice president of sales. Anthony Lorubbio, the company’s chief transformation officer, will assume responsibility for sales operations/customer experience. RSG manufacturers the Nor-Lake and Master-Bilt lines of commercial refrigeration.
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Bettcher Industries hired Bryan Hesse to serve as vice president of marketing for the Ohio-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
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Wood Stone Corporation hired Melissa Enge to serve as regional sales manager for the European, Middle Eastern and African markets for the manufacturer of stone hearth and specialty commercial cooking equipment.
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Kittredge Equipment Company has opened its fifth location and second in the state of New York. The foodservice equipment and supplies dealer’s operation in Tonawanda, N.Y., will serve the greater Buffalo market.
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Andrew Allen was promoted to vice president and general manager of Tomlinson Industries, a division of Oneida Hospitality Group.
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The Vollrath Company updated the leadership roles within the Wisconsin-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
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Food Service Holdings appointed Abby Weiss to serve as senior marketing manager and Mark Fogarty eastern regional sales manager for the multiline manufacturer that operates such brands as BSI, English Manufacturing and Colorado Custom Stone.
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W. Dean Kimber is the new CEO Americas for Arc, a manufacturer of tableware items.
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Alto-Shaam promoted Cindy Zbytniewski to the newly created role of director of customer experience. She first joined the company in 1993.
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Jaime Nau was promoted to president of Nieco Corporation, a Windsor, Calif.-based manufacturer of broilers for commercial kitchen cooking.
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Oven manufacturer Marra Forni turned to foodservice equipment industry veteran Todd Griffith to become the company’s vice president of marketing and sales.
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The list of industry events rescheduled or outright cancelled due to COVID-19 got a little longer when the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers pushed its biennial trade show to August 26-28 from the original date of February 4-6. In addition to shifting to an August timeframe, the show will move to Orlando from New Orleans.
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Business leaders typically navigate widespread disasters in three phases. First comes crisis mode followed by a period of stability before eventually moving forward while adjusting to the new realities of the day. Such is the case for the foodservice industry as it comes to grips with what its new reality may look like in a post-pandemic world.
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Mark Host was appointed North American director of sales for Bettcher Industries, an Ohio-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
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Vitamix tapped consumer products veteran Steven Laserson to fill the newly created position of chief commercial officer.
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Franchising veteran Darin Harris was appointed CEO for quick-service restaurant chain Jack in the Box. Harris will leave his current position as CEO of North America, IWG PLC to join Jack in the Box by June 15, 2020.
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T&S Brass and Bronze Works tapped Tim Shipley to serve as eastern regional sales manager for foodservice.
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The Dixie Ultra SmartStock Tri-Tower Cutlery Dispenser delivers touchless, automatic dispensing with no levers or bins. It supports sustainability efforts by offering one-at-a-time dispensing, which helps reduce waste. The dispenser holds 390 utensils.
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As the coronavirus crisis evolves on a market by market basis, consumer sentiment toward restaurants and other forms of food prepared outside of the home continues to shift. In doing so, the short-term challenges the industry faces continue to come into sharper focus.
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