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Stoelting Foodservice, a manufacturer of frozen dessert equipment, scooped up the Viola Group to serve as its independent manufacturer’s rep for its New England territory.

The Viola Group, based in Madison, Conn., will represent Stoelting Foodservice in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Led, by David Viola, the rep group has eight industry professionals.

Parent company of Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropical hopes to double sales generated via to-go, online ordering, catering, drive-thru and mobile app orders in 10 years.

Foodservice equipment industry veteran becomes vice president of business development.

Czizek and Bianco join the quick-service seafood chain.

Acquiring the Spanish company helps the Wisconsin-based foodservice equipment manufacturer broaden its product offerings.

Ruiz assumes leadership role with the barbecue restaurant chain.

 Robot Coupe appointed David Prudhomme to the newly created position of market solutions advisor.

Prudhomme will work with multi-unit operators throughout the Southeastern U.S. as well as Oklahoma and Texas. He will also work with Robot Coupe’s network of independent manufacturers’ reps and distributors.

Prudhomme has more than 25 years’ experience in the foodservice industry, including 13 years as a chef and the last 12 years mostly in foodservice equipment sales for Rational, Fagor Commercial, and W. Myers Company. 

MAFSI members project a 4.3 percent sales increase in the third quarter.

Former Weight Watchers' executive to lead the healthy food-focused concept.

Ali Group's Geile recognized for his commitment to the college and university foodservice segment.

Foodservice equipment manager announcing the addition of seven new team members in 2015.

Furniture industry veteran Patrick joins the Washington-based division of Foldcraft. 

The Foodservice Consultants Society International’s Revit Task Force has updated its foodservice equipment standards document, which is available to members and non-members alike.

A new program from multi-line foodservice equipment manufacturer Unified Brands looks to streamline the process by which operators get their equipment repaired. Known as Unified Circle, this program calls for Unified Brands to consolidate its parts distribution through two companies: Heritage Parts and Parts Town. All of Unified Brands’ authorized service agents will now purchase parts through these two online parts depots.

Sparrow takes over as president of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice.

After updating its menu, its look and even its name, this 35-year-old concept is finally expanding out of its home state of Arizona.

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