Pizza chain Little Caesars promoted four senior leaders, including Dave Scrivano, who will become vice chairman and Paula Vissing, who will become president and chief executive officer. These promotions take effect January 1, 2025.
Multiconcept operator GoTo Foods appointed Omer Gajial to serve as chief executive officer. He succeeds Jim Holthouser, who is retiring after having served as CEO for nearly six years, per a company release.
Eagle Group has appointed company veteran Kevin King to the newly created role of chief sales officer. King has been with the Delaware-based foodservice equipment manufacturer for more than 17 years.
Electrolux Professional Group tapped Chris Rudin to serve as director of sales, national chain accounts. In this role, Rudin will lead the multiline manufacturer’s chain business in North America.
AeriTek expanded its North American foodservice leadership team with the appointments of Sean McGrann as vice president of sales for North America and Anthony Tortoriello as director of sales for the U.S. and Canada.
Commercial espresso equipment manufacturer Dalla Corte North America appointed Ryan Willbur to serve as business development director.
Valorie Silvestri joined Middleby as vice president of sales for the Middleby Beverage Group.
Forbes, Hever & Wallace, High Sabatino and Ignite Foodservice make personnel moves, while LTI adds a new rep group.
Golden Chick made two updates to its leadership team. Bobby Brannon rejoined Golden Chick as vice president of operations, while the quick-service chain promoted Tony Eisermann to vice president of development.
Andrew Skehan was appointed president of international for Jersey Mike's Subs. In this role, Skehan will lead the fast-casual chain’s multinational growth strategy, development, operations, and marketing initiatives, with an initial focus on Canada and the U.K.
AyrKing, a Louisville-based commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer, hired Sophie Wegenast to serve as a mechanical engineer.
Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer Boston Showcase Company hired Jessica Gates to serve as design operations manager. The addition of Gates brings BSC’s design team now has seven consultants, per a company release.
Upscale Los Angeles-based coffee roaster and cafe chain operator Caffe Luxxe was acquired by Sugarfina, a luxury candy boutique, in a 100% stock merger.
Commercial cooking equipment manufacturer UNOX has acquired Italian manufacturer Roboqbo Srl. The deal will allow UNOX to integrate “advanced robotic and process-automation technologies” into its portfolio of multifunction ovens, per a release.
In a deal involving two multiline foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers, CFS Brands has acquired Cornerstone Foodservice Group.
Sales of foodservice equipment and supplies increased 2.1% in the third quarter of 2025, per data from Business Barometer published by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry. This represents a 0.5% increase from the second quarter’s sales growth. Reps project sales will increase 1.7% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 4.3% for 2026.
Restaurant industry veteran Chris Schutz was named CEO of Velvet Taco.
Allied Buying Corporation, a dealer-based foodservice equipment and supplies buying group, honored its suppliers with several annual awards.
Fast-casual chain Teriyaki Madness tapped Scott Shotter to serve as its chief restaurant officer. In this role, Shotter will oversee all aspects of restaurant operations across corporate and franchised locations.
Adam King was named director of strategic accounts for AyrKing, a manufacturer of food preparation equipment for commercial kitchens.
