Mark Allen was appointed to the newly created position of vice president of procurement for Brady, a janitorial supply, equipment, and foodservice distributor.

As part of a planned leadership succession initiative,Oswalt Restaurant Supply has promoted Huff Harper to serve as president of the Oklahoma-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Innovative Foodservice Group hired aerospace industry veteran Bobby Hui to serve as director of operations for the Florida-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

TriMark USA has merged its two e-commerce platforms, ChefsToys.com and BigTray.com, into one unit. Both will now go to market as ChefsToys.com.

PRIDE Centric Resources, the Denver-based buying group, recognized the achievements of its dealer and vendor members.

Singer Equipment Company, an Elverson, Pa.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer made a series of personnel moves. As part of these moves, the company announced John Vozzo, Singer’s longtime executive vice president who has played a role in operations, sales and marketing, will retire at the end of 2020.

Digital represents a fast-evolving aspect of any business and that includes the selling of foodservice equipment and supplies. In the digital arena, relevancy requires a willingness to admit what’s working well and what’s not, listening to customers and the ability to adapt and evolve. Such is the case with The Kitchen Spot, a digital platform that PRIDE Centric Resources relaunched as a way to connect its dealer members with restaurant and foodservice operators.

Steve Fishman will retire from his role as executive vice president for TriMark USA, effective Dec. 31, 2020.

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 named ...

“You grow the most when you are not comfortable,” says Bolt Bolton, senior account manager at Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Avanti Restaurant Solutions. She’s had to remind herself of that mantra recently as a new client has been pushing her to grow in just that manner — out of discomfort.

San Diego Restaurant Supply and Food Service Design Group has come under new leadership with Josh Egan assuming the role of the company’s CEO and president/owner.

Diversified Foodservice Supply LLC reorganized its portfolio of businesses to form two primary operating units. TundraFMP will serve restaurant operators, and AllPoints will support service agents, dealers and parts resellers.

Come September, when many students across the country return to school via remote learning, foodservice operators will have another remote option through which to purchase equipment and supplies. That’s why SEFA, a dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group will introduce Culitrade to the industry.

Brady, a full-line janitorial supply, equipment and foodservice distributor, has acquired Campbell Paper, based in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Picture this: In 1997, just 23 years ago, Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co. Inc. operated out of a retrofitted car dealership building with low ceilings and not so much as a forklift to move inventory. Sales were $5 million, the majority of which was generated by one rep. In a rapidly changing industry in which pressure to modernize and grow or die were becoming ever stronger, death — or at least acquisition — might have seemed imminent.

Picture this: In 1997, just 23 years ago, Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co. Inc. operated out of a retrofitted car dealership building with low ceilings and not so much as a forklift to move inventory. Sales were $5 million, the majority of which was generated by one rep. In a rapidly changing industry in which pressure to modernize and grow or die were becoming ever stronger, death — or at least acquisition — might have seemed imminent.

The foodservice industry is home to countless people who have mastered their individual trades. And then there’s Tobin Ellis. Anyone who has ever spent five minutes with Ellis, founder of hospitality design firm BarMagic, can not only speak to his passion and dedication but will also tell you how much it rubs off on you. So, it should come as no surprise that Ellis can’t sit idly by and watch COVID-19 inflict so much pain among the many professionals that comprise the foodservice industry.

Consolidation, e-commerce, mergers, acquisitions and a continually changing array of unpredicted disruptive forces — welcome to today’s foodservice world. As a result, operators continue to evolve into much more elusive players, facing more financial pressures and with increasingly sophisticated needs. Product knowledge is simply no longer enough for the supply chain to serve today’s operator. To meet the demands of these operators, each of us in the foodservice supply chain must shift to a needs-based, consultative selling approach.

Ben Leingang joins the Alto-Shaam as a corporate executive chef for the Wisconsin-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.

Pam Chereskin, Economy Restaurant Equipment & Supply Co.

Foodservice Equipment and Supplies named Mobile Fixture the 2020 winner of the magazine’s prestigious Dealer of the Year Award.

SEFA appointed Rachael Weaver chief operating officer and Stephen Mills to the newly created officer of vice president of finance for the dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group.

TriMark USA, a Mansfield, Mass.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, named Marie Ffolkes to the role of CEO, effective Jan. 29. She will succeed Jerry Hyman, who will become chairman of the company and remain on the board of directors.

Tyler Dubbs, Buller Fixture, A Division of Cash-Wa Distributing

Boelter, a Wisconsin-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, tapped Manny Alvarez to serve as director of national contract sales.

Alvin Wang, Action Sales, Irvine, Calif.

The Wasserstrom Company has expanded and remodeled its Phoenix facilities.