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CONCORD, N.H. —Pitco Frialator, a manufacturer of fryers and water-based rethermalizers based here, said it surpassed $100 million in sales in 2006. Officials at Pitco, a division of Elgin, Ill.-based foodservice equipment...
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. www.fetco.com. —Fetco, a manufacturer of beverage equipment, based here, has launched its newly redesigned website at “The site has a contemporary design with improved navigation to provide a content-rich...
At this year’s annual Women’s Foodservice Forum leadership development conference, to be held April 15-18 in Orlando, Fla., Jane Sumner, the organization’s incoming chair, will be quite busy. In addition to finding time to get to the gym, she said...
Cooking and refrigeration equipment play important roles in the food safety effort at Denny’s Corp, says Thomas M. “Mike” Starnes, vice president of food safety, quality assurance and brand standards for the Spartanburg, S.C.-based...
MT. PLEASANT, MICH. —The Delfield Company, a manufacturer of stainless steel refrigeration equipment based here, has launched the E-Chef line of modular chef counters. The line, which includes such setups as hot-food tables...
After immersing himself in the rich range of foods of Peru while visiting missionary friends, Denver chef and restaurateur Alex Gurevich decided his customers back home were ready for novoandina cuisine. His hunch paid off. Gurevich...
Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz apparently has issues with potential food odors generated by the coffee chain’s new hot breakfast program, according to a recently published internal memo. Odors that stray from a kitchen or prep area can...
PALO ALTO, CALIF. Bon Appetit Management Co. last month introduced a healthful-cooking initiative at its 400 accounts nationwide, featuring trans-fat-free foods, smaller portion sizes and low-fat entrées with fewer than 500 calories each. ...
Restaurant chains that sponsor Major League Baseball teams need a good promotional follow-through or their efforts will amount to a swing and a miss, according to chain executives and an expert on sports sponsorships.“It’s not enough just to...
