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This Week in Foodservice

Can AI help tackle food waste? Will selling more food lead to increased beverage sales? Which private equity firm added another chain to its portfolio? These stories and more This Week in Foodservice.

Factory Updates

• BJ's Restaurants named Lyle Tick president and chief executive officer.
• The Culinary Institute of America appointed Robert Jones to serve as vice president, strategic partnerships, industry leadership, and impact.
• Ewan Davenport was appointed president, international for CKE Restaurants Holdings, parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.
• Jackie Secor was introduced as the chief operating officer for Taco John's.

Rep Roundup

Five factories have updated their rep networks: Fisher Manufacturing, Hoshizaki, Robot Coupe, Salvajor and Unox. Plus, Preferred Marketing Group adds two to its team.

2025 State of the Giants

The annual FE&S Distribution Giants study tracks the 100 largest foodservice equipment and supplies dealers in the United States. Here, the editors take a deeper dive into the Distribution Giants data archives, putting a decade's worth of sales and ranking data under the microscope.