A group of seasoned foodservice professionals have joined forces to join Culinary Equipment Group, a multiple-line manufacturers' rep group.

Chicago-area manufacturers' rep firms Elite Marketing and Tech Rep have merged to become Culinary Equipment Group. Serving as managing partners of the new organization are James Carr, Ed Sutryk and Sam Franklin. Other members of the Culinary Equipment Group team include Christina Raab and Janice Dziuban.

Culinary Equipment Group's territory spans from the Wisconsin border on the north to Springfield, Illinois in the south.

The lines Culinary Equipment Group reps includes: Dough Pro, Follett, InterMetro, Meiko, Structural Concepts and Thermal Rite and Unified Brands.