Chris Carr is the new chief operating officer for sweetgreen.
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, it sent many of us into shelter-at-home mode, separated from our workplaces. Here at Chrane, our immediate focus was the safety of our team. That focus quickly shifted to the sustainability of our local restaurants, bars, breweries and the many small (and large) businesses in foodservice.
When the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is finally behind us and surviving restaurants are able to offer a full array of food options again, the industry’s operating environment will be very different than it was before. It’s likely a sizable number of units will permanently shutter because owners did not have the financial resources to hang on while any number of local, state and federal restrictions were placed on their everyday operations.
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies named Bolt "Jen" Bolton, senior account manager for Avanti Restaurant Solutions, in Folsom, Calif., its 2020 DSR of the Year.
A frontline look as one hospital foodservice team adapts to service during a pandemic.
Restaurant Associates appointed Anthony Capozzoli to fill the newly created position of RA COVID-19 safety czar for the on-site dining management company.
Through its affiliate Engage Brands, the Rohan Group of Companies has acquired Boston Market from Sun Capital Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sun Capital acquired Boston Market in 2007.
Looking to further integrate its multiple divisions, TriMark USA turned to a former Walmart executive to become chief supply chain officer for the Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.
Despite still operating at historic lows compared to one year ago, the restaurant industry is slowly starting to claw its way back.
Looking to take advantage of consumers’ growing appetites for takeout and delivery orders, Buffalo Wild Wings opened the doors on its first GO model restaurant in Sandy Springs, Ga.
FOCUS Brands tapped Beto Guajardo, president of its Schlotzky’s chain, to lead the multiconcept operator’s international business, effective at the end of the month. He replaces Mike Kehoe, who will leave the company after nearly five years with FOCUS Brands.
The list of industry events rescheduled or outright cancelled due to COVID-19 got a little longer when the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers pushed its biennial trade show to August 26-28 from the original date of February 4-6. In addition to shifting to an August timeframe, the show will move to Orlando from New Orleans.
Mark Host was appointed North American director of sales for Bettcher Industries, an Ohio-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
For the third consecutive week, restaurant industry transactions continued to show signs of life.
The Excell Foodservice Equipment Dealer Network recognized 11 manufacturers with its annual Vendor of the Year awards. In addition, Rusty Sullivan of Jackson & Associates is the recipient of the President’s Award for his long-standing commitment to the buying group and its dealers.
R&R BBQ appointed restaurant industry veteran Neil Harfert to serve as president of the chain. Founders Rod and Roger Livingston plan to retire to pursue other interests, per a company statement.
It’s no secret that the restaurants represent one of the industry’s hardest hit by efforts to stem the growth of the coronavirus. And the punch the industry will take may be bigger than first anticipated.
Much has been made about how stay-at-home orders continue to impact restaurants and other foodservice operators, and rightfully so. But foodservice operators are not the only ones trying to come to grips with what the new normal will mean for the industry.
Vitamix tapped consumer products veteran Steven Laserson to fill the newly created position of chief commercial officer.
