The emphasis on enhancing dealer education and professionalism continues to be a priority for the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association. The FEDA Education Foundation has announced it will award 30 scholarships for each... »

Hey dealers—worked lately with any operators you could call visionary? The National Restaurant Association plans to honor commercial and noncommercial operators with its first-ever 2012 Operator Innovations Awards, recognizing... »

The Vollrath Co. has added five new district sales managers to enhance its market presence in the U.S., Canada and Europe. On the domestic front, Vollrath has named Van Bennett, a veteran of Rubbermaid Commercial Products,... »

Henry Motes Jr., the guiding force behind the century-old dealership E.H. Thompson Co., died Jan. 18 at the age of 93. Motes joined E. H. Thompson Co. in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1952, where he became an owner and built the... »

Manitowoc Foodservice’s Jan. 12-14 national sales meeting in Dallas included awards for the New Port Richey, Fla., company’s top manufacturer's representative and commercial distributor for 2011. Mirkovich &... »

Electrolux Professional ended 2011 by honoring its top performers for the year, and adding two new rep groups to its sales force roster. Honorees were chosen in their respective categories for showing strong growth over the... »

I’ve been making speeches the past couple weeks, doing forecast overviews for MAFSI’s member meeting in Palm Springs, Calif., and for Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric. I want to mention that at every... »