CFESA Updates Board and Presents Biennial Awards, Positive Growth for Coffee Shop Segment, Pacojet Updates Distribution Plans, and More

October 25, 2017

CFESA Updates Board of Directors and Presents Biennial Awards

The Commercial Food Equipment Service Association elected three new members to its board of directors and recognized the efforts of seven members of the service industry through the organization’s biennial awards.

Positive Signs for Casual Dining, Tilted Kilt’s New Design, Some Restaurants Remain Closed Post-Hurricanes, and More

Malcolm Knapp sees some positive signs for casual dining chains. Weeks after the hurricanes, some restaurants remain closed. Tilted Kilt unveils two new designs. These stories and more This Week in Foodservice.

Coffee Shop Segment Continues to
Percolate

There are 33,129 gourmet coffee shops in the U.S., a 2 percent increase in units from last year, based on a restaurant census conducted by The NPD Group. These figures do not include restaurants and other foodservice operations that serve coffee, too.

Pacojet Updates Distribution Plans

Foodservice equipment manufacturer Pacojet AG introduced Swiss Culinary Equipment Inc. as its new exclusive distributor in the U.S.

Black Bear Diner Updates Operations
Team

Black Bear Diner promoted Craig Cunningham to senior vice president of operations and hired Steve Standlea to serve as director of operations services for the family dining concept.

Introducing A New Restaurant-Style Menu at CHI Health

The team at CHI Health believes that liberalizing a patient's diet leads to better patient outcomes. That directive lead to a great deal of change in the kitchen.