Curate, Fischer Group, Gabriel Group and Premier Foodservice Group make new hires, while NBR Equipment and VENANCIO added to their rep networks.
Multi-market rep group Curate hired Alecia Blair to serve as managing director in its Midwest region and Dee Townsend to serve as territory sales leader for Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Blair's diverse foodservice background includes working with broadline distributor Sysco. Townsend’s background also includes working in sales a sales capacity in foodservice manufacturing.
Elevate Foodservice Group added brick oven manufacturer Marra Forni to its line card. Elevate now represents Marra Forni in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont.
Fischer Group hired Travis Ferguson to help support the rep group’s sales of Krowne bar equipment. Ferguson’s background includes more than 13 years of hands-on experience with beer systems, including route sales for breweries and beer distributors.
Gabriel Group LLC hired Eric DiMatteo to work in the rep firm’s Central Ohio territory. He has more than 13 years of foodservice industry experience. In addition, Gabriel Group added NBR Equipment to its line card, representing the factory in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia & Western Pennsylvania.
Georgia-based rep firm Premier Foodservice Group added a trio of foodservice professionals to its roster: Davy Phillips, Lorin Pirani and Mylene Russell. Pirani and Phillips will work in the Atlanta market for Premier while Russell is based out of Charlotte, N.C.
VENANCIO added the following rep groups to its network:
- Kaufmann & Associates covering the New York Metro market
- Starliper & Associates covering Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
- Premier Foodservice Solutions covering Michigan and Indiana
- Sharkey & Associates covering Ohio, Kentucky, West Virigina and Western Pennsylvania
- Southern Food Equipment covering North Carolina and South Carolina
- Pace Reps covering Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle
