Best known for making shorter work of banquets and onsite foodservice, the combination oven-steamer is now bringing its razor-sharp cooking precision and multi-function capability to a new realm: fine cuisine. The “combi,” as it is...
SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Paul Fleming has teamed up with private-equity investors and the management of 10-unit Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill to buy the upscale-casual chain from concept co-creators Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles. The price was not disclosed...
COLUMBUS Ohio Jane Grote Abell, chief operating officer of Donatos Pizza and a key figure in her family's repurchase of the regional chain from McDonald’s Corp. in 2003, has assumed the additional role of president from her father, Jim Grote. ...
HEATHROW Fla. Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc., operator or franchisor of 105 upscale restaurants, has reached a "definitive" agreement to acquire three franchised branches in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., and Portland, Ore., for a total of $13.25...
WARSAW Yum! Brands and Burger King's franchisee in Poland said it has agreed to open Starbucks units in that country, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The company, the Polish branch of 200-restaurant operator AmRest Holdings, said the deal...
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...
Wahoo's Fish Taco has rolled out the welcome mat to its insurance company to get expert help with food safety procedures. It is an invitation the insurer gladly accepts, said Steve Karfaridis, vice president of operations for the Santa Ana...
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...
