Dunne Rite Solutions added Bob Alban to its team as a vice president of project management and partner for the New Jersey-based foodservice equipment and supplies distributor that also offers consulting services.

TriMark USA made a series of personnel moves, including three promotions and one new hire. These moves come just a few weeks after TriMark promoted Tom Wienclaw to CEO.

Zepole Restaurant Supply Co., a Bolingbrook, Ill.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer opened a branch location in St. Cloud, Minn.

Kessenich’s, a Madison, Wis.-based foodservice equipment dealer, hired Rachael Schneider to serve as an account executive. She will serve Kessenich’s customers in the Milwaukee area.

TriMark USA promoted company veteran Tom Wienclaw to chief executive officer for the Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer. This marks Wienclaw’s second promotion in less than a year. In September 2022 Wienclaw assumed the role of TriMark president.

Oswalt Restaurant Supply added Julie Luther as a sales order administrator for the Oklahoma-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer. 

Hubert Company and Central Restaurant Products hired foodservice industry veteran Rodney Bridgers to serve as vice president of merchandising.

National Equipment Co., a Wheeling, West Va.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, has opened a location in Morgantown. This represents the company’s second brick-and-mortar location.

Ace Mart has acquired Lubbock, Texas-based foodservice supplies dealer Big Plate Restaurant Supply.

Longtime TriMark executive Jay Blitstein has transitioned to a new role with the company. Blitstein now serves as regional vice president for Northern California for the Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Allied Buying Corporation, an Illinois-based dealer buying group, recognized the contributions of some of its members and vendors with its annual awards program.

SEFA, a dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group, recognized the contributions of some of its member companies and suppliers through a series of annual awards. Specifically, SEFA presented Arizona Restaurant Supply with its Member of the Year Award and Vulcan with its Supplier of the Year Award.

Oswalt Restaurant Supply added Pam Corbell to its team. Corbell will serve as a project manager for the Oklahoma-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

TriMark USA named John Tulaney director of private label equipment. In this role Tulaney’s primary focus is the dealer’s Kintera brand.

Singer Equipment Company earned the FE&S 2023 Dealer of the Year award by dramatically transforming its business in the past decade.

Action Sales promoted Tony Yeung to the newly created position of deputy CEO for the California-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer. He previously served as the dealer’s chief operating officer.

Danville, Pa.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer Atlantic Culinary Environments promoted five team members to management roles.

“Lead with love.” That’s the motto Jamie Arguello, president of Gradys Foodservice & Equipment, continues to follow every day — and she pays no attention to any naysayers.

Sales among the top 100 FE&S dealers totaled $14.51 billion in 2022, which is up from $11.63 billion in 2021, according to the FE&S 2023 Distribution Giants study. In 2022, sales increased for 95% of dealers within the top 100, compared with 85% last year.

As part of its annual recognition efforts, Nissco Restaurant Dealer Group presented Pro Kitchen with the organization’s Dealer of the Year Award. The dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group recognized the performance of a variety of manufacturers and dealers.

TriMark USA added Brenda Albright, Adrienne Natale, and Mark Doles to the foodservice equipment and supplies dealer’s category management team.

San Antonio-based Ace Mart Restaurant Supply has acquired Wichita Restaurant Supply Company, based in Wichita Falls, Texas. The move extends Ace Mart’s presence in Texas.

Paul Parr was promoted to general manager of TriMark Hockenbergs. Based in Nebraska, TriMark Hockenbergs is part of TriMark USA.

Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer TriMark USA made two new hires. Anthony Ubaka will serve as TriMark's first senior director of credit and collections. In addition, Hyacinth Vincent has joined TriMark’s Chicago team as the senior master data management director.

Oswalt Restaurant Supply promoted Lindsay Reece to director of project development and design for the Oklahoma-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Scott MacKaben was named sr. vice president of category management for TriMark USA, a Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

TriMark USA hired Nishant Kumar to serve as director of global sourcing for the Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Burkett Restaurant Equipment and Supplies promoted Crystal Rinker to vice president of sales and marketing. She spent the past four years serving as Burkett’s director of sales and marketing.

TriMark USA promoted Wendy Carniglia to vice president of national accounts for the foodservice equipment and supplies dealer’s Western region.

Boston Showcase Company made a series of leadership updates to Newton, Mass.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, including the introduction of a new president and CEO.