Hoshizaki America promoted Sally Ray to vice president of marketing.
In a deal involving two of the top 20 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers in the country, Singer Equipment Co. has acquired Hotel & Restaurant Supply. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Alto-Shaam promoted Kristina Bladecki to the role of manager of culinary for the Wisconsin-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.
The parent company to chains Pie Five and Pizza Inn, RAVE Restaurant Group made a series of personnel moves that include naming Zack Viljoen, vice president of operations for RAVE and general manager of Pie Five; Denise Wilson, associate vice president of supply chain; and Roger Mangum, director of operations and training.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works hired Kevin Herndon to serve as the regional sales manager for the West Coast and Tim Schmidt as the regional sales manager for the East Coast.
Sales of foodservice equipment and supplies increased by 1.1% during the fourth quarter of 2023, per the data from the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry.
Pizza University hired Leo Spizzirri to serve as its director of education.
Marra Forni has hired Danielle Mason as director of consultant services for the manufacturer of commercial brick ovens.
CKE Restaurants Holdings updated the leadership of its Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains with several appointments.
Eight foodservice equipment manufacturers were among the hundreds of organizations and businesses honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with its 2024 Energy Star Awards.
Chester's Chicken introduced Bill Rice as the quick-service chicken chain’s executive vice president. In this role, Rice heads up sales, operations and supply chain.
Multiconcept operator The ONE Group Hospitality continues to add to its restaurant portfolio.
For the second time in less than a week, one of the top 100 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers in the country has been acquired. In this case, Florida-based Johnson-Lancaster and Associates has purchased California-based IFE Group/SCRDG. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Wild Eggs welcomed back one of its company founders in a leadership role. JD Rothberg now serves as senior vice president of operations for the Louisville-based breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant chain.
Marco’s Pizza promoted John Meyers to chief operating officer.
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream hired Jennifer Schuler to serve as chief executive officer for the 130-unit chain.
David Rolston will retire from his role as Hatco's chief executive officer, effective April 5, 2024. Lorne Deacon, Hatco’s president, will assume the CEO role. This is the next step in a succession plan Hatco triggered a couple of years ago.
As part of a succession plan that was triggered late last year, Shake Shack appointed Rob Lynch as chief executive officer and board member, effective May 20, 2024.
Limelight Foodservice & Hospitality and Specialized Wisconsin become partners, while Pecinka Ferri adds some culinary experience to its team. Thermo-Kool adds to its rep network while Wallin Foodservice bolsters its line card.
To help support aggressive international growth plans that call for three of four new store openings to occur outside of the U.S., Starbucks has updated its leadership structure. These changes will go into effect April 1, 2024 and support Starbucks' plan of growing to 55,000 locations globally.
