In a move that expands its reach across New York State, Singer Equipment Co. has acquired the business of foodservice equipment and supplies dealer Joseph Flihan Company.

Singer Equipment Co. promoted Nicholas Gatto to director of sales for the company’s Mid-Atlantic territory.

Singer Equipment Co. promoted Eric Santagato to president of its distribution business, Santagato previously served as vice president of distribution sales for the Pennsylvania-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Singer Equipment Company promoted five associates to leadership roles within its Singer EVI division.

Singer Equipment has acquired Kittredge Equipment Company, an Agawam, Mass.-based dealer that has been owned by the Webber family for more than 100 years. As a result of the deal, Kittredge is now part of a newly formed division within Singer and will go to market as Singer Kittredge.

Singer EVIadded Jamie Gwynne Lackey to the newly created position of business development/sales manager. She will work with new clients to research their business and equipment needs for the foodservice design, equipment and supply company.

Singer Equipment Co. hired foodservice equipment industry veteran Todd Griffith to serve as a vice president for the Pennsylvania-based dealer.

In a strategic acquisition that expands its contract foodservice equipment business serving national restaurant chains, Singer Equipment Co.has purchased EVI, a Maryland-based dealer. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Cliff Baker has worked for Singer Equipment Company’s M. Tucker Division for more than 20 years. He is also the founder of A Need We Feed, a nonprofit volunteer-run organization. Volunteers cook food in commercial kitchens, package them in individual portions and then deliver hot, fresh meals to first responders and others in need.

Danville, Penn.-based Geisinger Health System's foodservice department's introduction of Healthy Selections+ (HS+) not only encourages customers to eat healthfully but introduces them to options many have never experienced.

Singer Equipment Company Chairman Henry Singer was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest distinction.

Former SYSCO executive Bonaccorso assumes a leadership role for the N.J.-based company.

Foodservice equipment industry veteran Turner joins the Pennsylvania-based dealer.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Medical Center provides healthcare services to more than 2 million residents in central and northeast Pennsylvania, as it has for the past 100 years. In January 2013, Geisinger Medical Center debuted the first portion of a two-phase improvement project to give foodservice a much-needed boost. The 350-seat Atrium Café, located on the campus’s Hospital for Advanced Medicine, replaced 3 operations. The scatter-system servery features stations for pizza, entrées, grill items, salads and sushi. A convenience store also operates within the servery. Since its opening,

Beauchamp and Zang ascend to sales manager and vice president roles for the foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Former DSR of the Month to join National Accounts Contract Division for FE&S' 2013 Dealer of the Year.

Reps will cover swaths of the Midwest and Southwest, among other areas.  

Cantor fifth generation owner-manager at company. 

Getting ahead in New York's fast-paced restaurant scene requires more than just an ability to hit the ground running and stay running. As our editor learned while spending the day with one of the foodservice industry's youngest and most accomplished dealer sales reps, providing service and value on the customers' terms is a must.

Any major business deal carries with it some risk but, with the economy continuing to experience pockets of turbulence on its way to recovery, Singer Equipment Company's purchasing the assets of M. Tucker Company sent ripples through the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. So what does it all mean for the still-healing industry?

The deal expands Singer's full distribution and market coverage from Connecticut to Maryland

Even though Brian Morehead had no sales experience, his first employer hired him because he liked what he saw. "I was a college athlete, and there were certain aspects of my personality that he liked," Morehead recalls.

Healthcare foodservice has come a long way in the past 20 years and it continues to progress. To get a better idea about how this segment is incorporating consumer-driven trends into its operations and what healthcare foodservice operators will need to do to be successful moving forward, FE&S chatted with Bruce Thomas, president of the National Association of Healthcare