Ryan Rongo, FCSI was promoted to principal for S2O Consultants, an Illinois-based foodservice consulting firm.

Rippe Associatespromoted Matthew Anderson to principal of its hospitality team. Steve Carlson will transition to a principal emeritus role and will continue to work closely with Anderson.

Designing a foodservice operation continues to become more and more complicated.

Webb Foodservice Design promoted a trio of company veterans as the company continues to grow and evolve. Gina Brinegar and Costel Coca were promoted to executive principal and Robin Hungerford was promoted to principal.

In a move to support its plans to expand on a national level, California-based consulting firm Webb Foodservice Design added Kris Morphis as an associate principal.

Rippe Associates hired Theresa Gervenak, CFSP to serve as associate principal for the Education Studio.

Kathleen Held’s career trajectory, and ultimately her place within the foodservice consulting world, is unique.

To get a glimpse into how profoundly the FE&S 2025 Hall of Fame Award winner has affected so many, one only need look at the wide group of people — a mix of co-workers, project collaborators, friends and even competitors — who jumped at the chance to sing the praises of Leonard D. “Lenny” Condenzio, FCSI, CEO of Ricca Design Studios.

Davella hired Eric McConnell to serve as a vice president of the New York-based foodservice consulting firm. 

Two longtime foodservice consultants are joining together to setup a new company in Mexico City. FSC-Gastrotec Mexico plans to provide “customized foodservice consulting services” in Mexico, Central and South America.

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies will present longtime foodservice consultant Lenny Condenzio, FCSI of Ricca Design Studios with the magazine’s 2025 Hall of Fame Award.

As part of a planned succession initiative principals Brent Hall, FCSI and Eric Norman, FCSI have become the sole owners of foodservice consulting firm Clevenger Associates. Tony Clevenger, FCSI, who in 1972 founded the company that bears his name, has retired from the business.

Cini-Little International, Inc. promoted 13 employees to key leadership roles.

Ricca Design hired foodservice industry veteran Joshua Smith to serve as principal of East Coast operations. He will work from Annapolis, Md.

Schumaker Consulting Group, which goes to market as FoodSpace, opened a 5,600-square-foot test kitchen and culinary design studio in Meridian, Idaho.

From escalating operating costs to shifting consumer preferences to a rapidly evolving technology landscape, the challenges of today’s foodservice operators are real and many.

Orlando Espinosa took an unusual route to becoming an independent foodservice design consultant — and he believes that’s the secret to his career success. It stems from his extraordinarily extensive reach on foodservice projects globally.

Foodservice Equipment & Supplies recognized the accomplishments of five foodservice professionals by naming them the recipients of its 2024 Top Achiever Awards. These individual awards recognize professionals from five industry segments for their abilities to not only run market-leading companies but also raise the level of professionalism for the industry overall.

The latest technologies and thoughtful design address labor, space and budget constraints.

One thing we know for sure: Restaurants of the future will continue to solve consumers’ needs and desires for alternatives to cooking and eating at home.

Rippe Associates added Matthew Anderson as an associate principal for the Minneapolis-based foodservice consulting firm.

A quartet of foodservice consultants share how they see foodservice design and equipment solutions evolving to meet the challenges of the day.

Shikin Amain Turner joined Webb Foodservice Design as design director for the Anaheim, Calif.-based foodservice consulting firm.

Renowned foodservice consulting firm Cini-Little hired several foodservice professionals to work at its various locations.

Everyone has stories about how they entered the foodservice industry, but Juan Martinez considers his unique. It is also a history-making journey, as he was part of the team that pioneered the application of industrial engineering and ergonomics in foodservice more than 40 years ago.

Foodservice consulting firm Envision Strategies promoted long-time team member Sojo Alex to the role of principal and added two senior consultants, Mindy Segal, and Glenn Gerchman.

S2O Consultants has promoted company veteran Ryan Rongo, FCSI to vice president of design.

Webb Foodservice Design Consultants has acquired Dieli Murawka Howe, a foodservice design firm with offices in San Diego and Las Vegas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

C&T Design and Equipment Company, an Indianapolis-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, has acquired the assets of JME Hospitality Marketing, LLC, a foodservice design consultant.

RealFood Hospitality, Strategy & Design promoted Peter Bryant to project manager and Jessica Gates to associate project manager.