Midwest Professional Reps updates its personnel and line card, while EMC Hospitality adds to its team. In addition, Johnson Pike adds to its line, while RSG updates its rep network and Mirk Group makes several changes.
EMC Hospitality, a multi-market independent manufacturers’ rep firm, made a series of personnel moves in Southern California. Cinthya Cheung (Saenz) now serves as a territory manager in EMC’s equipment division for the general Los Angeles and Orange County territories focusing on chains, healthcare, K-12 schools, and government facilities. Chef David Lessin was tapped to serve as a culinary equipment start-up specialist for EMC’s Southern California territory. In this role, he will focus on culinary demos, training sessions, special events, and equipment startup activities throughout Southern California. EMC’s territory includes California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Utah-based rep firm Johnson Pike added Hospitality Brands to its line card. Johnson Pike now distributes Hospitality Brands' luxury glassware collections in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.
Midwest Professional Reps elevated Chad Ridgway and Eric Reed to partners of the Missouri-based firm. This comes on the heels of Chris Merritt retiring and Dustin Rider coming on board to cover the firm’s Iowa territory. MPR also added the following foodservice manufacturers to its line card: 1880 Hospitality, Jackson Warewashing Systems and Halton Hoods.
Mirk Group made a series of updates to its line card and made several new hires. Mirk Group now represents the ITW Food Equipment Group in MAFSI Region 17, also known as the Chicago Metro Region. The company also added Wendy Del Castillo in a sales role, Eric Wiemeyer as an executive chef and Heather Graham as a customer success specialist.
Refrigerated Solutions Group added Southern Food Equipment Reps to its network of independent manufacturers' reps. Southern Food Equipment Reps now represents RSG’s Norlake and Master-Bilt brands in North Carolina and South Carolina.
